The Rolling Stones secretly launched a brand new track on Saturday beneath a pseudonym: The single from “The Cockroaches” was bought out after a short while – and heralds a brand new album by the legendary British band.
It’s not simply Rolling Stones followers who acknowledge that Mick Jagger is on the microphone within the track “Rough and Twisted”. The single went on sale beneath mysterious circumstances in document shops worldwide on the weekend – with just a few copies. Shortly afterwards, the track appeared on-line and evaluations had been making the rounds on social media.
Times music critic Will Hodgkinson enthuses: “A rousing riff, a rollicking harmonica solo from Mick Jagger, carefree nonchalance and the feeling that, six decades after they crawled out of a notorious hovel in Edith Grove, south-west London, to play blues in smoky pubs and clubs along the Surrey Delta, the Rolling Stones are still a chaotic bar band is constantly on the verge of collapse and feels most at home in the dingiest dive bars.”
New single from “The Cockroaches”
And on his YouTube channel, “The CD Guy” praises Mick Jagger’s youthful voice and highly effective efficiency. The stability is nice, a grippy and sincere feeling, an infectious groove, you’ll be able to really feel the blues affect that the Stones domesticate – or ought to he say: “The Cockroaches”?
The plain white document was bought beneath the band identify “The Cockroaches”. Previously, mysterious posters with the inscription “The Cockroaches” had appeared in London. A QR code led to a web site operated by Universal Music, the Stones’ document firm.
“Who the fuck are The Cockroaches?”
There you might order a T-shirt with the inscription “Who the fuck are The Cockroaches?” The design was harking back to a shirt Ronnie Wood used to put on. It stated: “Who the fuck is Mick Jagger?” You might additionally register for a WhatsApp group. It stated: “After 49 years they are returning…”
This matches with the truth that Jagger and Co. performed two live shows in Toronto, Canada in 1977 beneath the identify “The Cockroaches”. A brief clip of the track was later launched. And GPS coordinates of document shops around the globe had been revealed on the web site. The few copies had been bought out very quickly.
New album on July tenth?
“Is this about to be the biggest musical surprise of the year?” asks a document seller on-line. Possibly, as a result of the only comes with the promise of a brand new Stones album. The uncommon worth for the document gives clues to the discharge date: ten kilos seven pence. This quantity just isn’t as a result of indirect VAT however might be higher learn as 10.7. – Release date is July tenth.
And the brand new document would not actually come as a shock. When the Stones launched their final album so far, “Hackney Diamonds,” in 2023, that they had recorded round 20 songs, of which solely 12 ended up on the document. And guitarist Keith Richards had im ARD-Interview revealed again then that there was extra to come back. That there’s materials left that also must be developed additional. “And as long as we can’t just croak anymore, there’s nothing stopping us from carrying on,” Richards laughed on the time.
No live shows deliberate
“Hackney Diamonds” was the most important industrial and important success in years, climbing to primary within the charts in 20 international locations and promoting over one million copies. In this respect, a sequel appears solely pure. Richards had 2023 in ARD-Interview additionally stated that he would love to go on tour once more, together with in Germany.
The Stones final toured North America in 2024. The final live shows in Germany happened in 2022. There had been then studies a couple of European tour lasting a number of months that had apparently already been deliberate however by no means confirmed. But it was canceled in 2025 as a result of Richards apparently did not need to be on the street for that lengthy and his arthritis was making it troublesome for him to play the guitar.
The Stones have initially rejected rumors of latest appearances. The Times quotes a spokesman for the band as saying: “The Rolling Stones play whenever they want, not before. There are no concerts planned.”
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