Fans have been waiting for it for almost 20 years: The Rolling Stones will be released on October 20 Hackney Diamondsa new studio album made up of original songs that the legendary British group announced this Wednesday, September 6.
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Composed of 12 titles, according to Mick Jagger, including the first single baptized Angrythis album is the first released by the Rolling Stones since 2016 but the first of original songs in 18 years.
“ We haven’t done anything. We were on tour most of the time. Well, maybe we were a bit lazy… And then we wanted to make an album that we really liked. I don’t mean to be pretentious, but we’re proud of this one, we hope you like it “, declared Mick Jagger, the charismatic singer of the group which celebrated its 80 years in July, by presenting the album, at the sides of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood in front of the press. They were interviewed by American television host and comedian Jimmy Fallon, in a performance hall in Hackney, east London, a place “ at the center of the new album “.
All dressed in black, glasses on their noses, the three British rock grandpas arrived all smiles, posing in front of the photographers and many fans present to catch a glimpse of this cult group. This album is the Rolling Stones’ 24th studio album in the UK, the first with original songs since 2005, when they released A Bigger Bang. Their previous album, seven years ago, Blue and Lonesome, was a blues cover album. The three musicians promise eclecticism in this one: funk, ballads and of course rock.
Hackney Diamonds will be their first album since the drummer of the legendary group Charlie Watts died in 2021 at the age of 80: “ It’s been different since Charlie left. He is missed, we miss him very much. But thanks to him, we have Steve Jordan, who Charlie recommended if anything happened to him. “says Keith Richards. ” There are 12 tracks on the album. 2 of them were recorded in 2019, with Charlie “, emphasizes Mick Jagger.
Treasure hunt and clues in a local newspaper
The Rolling Stones had maintained the suspense around this album. Its launch was announced in August in an enigmatic advertisement that appeared in a local daily, the Hackney Gazette. “ Hackney Diamonds, expert in glass repair. Opening in September 2023 “, could we read there. This announcement immediately spread on social networks, fans having spotted allusions to the group.
In the text, references to key titles such as Gimme Shelter And Satisfaction. The date of the creation of the company, 1962, also happens to be that of the creation of the Rolling Stones. And the dot on the “i” of the word “diamonds” took up the famous logo in the shape of a mouth sticking its tongue out. The advertisement referred to a website hackneydiamonds.com bearing the signature of the Universal Music label.
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(With AFP)