It seems The Rolling Stones are working on a new album, after dropping their plans for a huge summer tour.
Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have been in the recording studio since April, according to The Sun newspaper.
They’ve reported that the band has already laid down 13 songs and are in discussions over a release date for their 31st studio album.
It looks like West London’s Metropolis studios, the supposed location where the trio have been secretly recording, may be home to the musicians for some time as they decide.
The band's last album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, their first original work in 18 years, went straight to the top of the charts following its release in 2023.
It is understood that the ‘It's Only Rock 'n’ Roll’ stars have once again teamed up with producer Andrew Watt, who worked on ‘Hackney Diamonds’.
Even if plans for a new album fall through, we may still be blessed with something come November, to mark Wood's 50th anniversary of joining the Stones.
For the celebration, the band plans to release a remastered edition of its 1976 ‘Black and Blue’ album, featuring two new tracks.
The Rolling Stones scrapped plans to tour across the UK and Europe in 2025 amid complications with venues and travel.
Throughout their career, the Stones have sold over 250 million albums worldwide. Their first album, ‘The Rolling Stones’, was released on 17 April 1964.
Since then, the band has seemingly never stood still, forever keeping the music and the good times coming.
And even if the record doesn’t go ahead, there’s no denying that The Rolling Stones are legends through and through.
