The Rolling Stones Announce: Foreign Tongues
A New Album Arrives July 10 and Honestly… This Is Great News for Rock Music
The The Rolling Stones are officially back with a brand-new studio album titled Foreign Tongues, arriving July 10, 2026. The announcement comes alongside the release of the album’s first single, In the Stars, giving fans their first taste of what’s next from one of the most enduring bands in music history.
You can listen to the new track here:
The album follows 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, which many fans viewed as a late-career resurgence for the band. But what makes Foreign Tongues especially interesting is that this doesn’t feel like a nostalgia project. It feels like momentum.
Produced once again by Andrew Watt, the record reportedly features appearances from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood, and Chad Smith, along with one final contribution from late drummer Charlie Watts.
Why This Release Matters
There’s something genuinely inspiring about seeing a band more than six decades into their career still creating new music instead of simply living off legacy tours and greatest hits compilations.
A lot of legacy acts reach a point where new material feels obligatory. That’s not the impression here.
“In the Stars” sounds polished and modern without abandoning the DNA that makes the Stones feel like the Stones. Mick Jagger still has swagger. Keith Richards still brings that loose, dangerous groove that no one else quite replicates. And most importantly, the band still sounds interested in making records.
That matters.
Rock music desperately needs veteran artists who continue pushing forward instead of treating creativity like a closed chapter. Whether you love every modern Stones release or not, the fact that they’re still writing, recording, experimenting, and releasing full albums in 2026 should be celebrated.
And honestly, there’s something refreshing about hearing a legendary band embrace ambition this late in the game.
The Vinyl Perspective
For vinyl collectors and audiophiles, Foreign Tongues is already shaping up to be one of the bigger rock releases of the year. The Stones have leaned heavily into premium physical releases in recent years, and it would be surprising if this album didn’t receive multiple vinyl variants and deluxe editions.
Given how well Hackney Diamonds translated to vinyl, expectations are understandably high here.
If “In the Stars” is any indication, this could end up being one of those records that feels equally at home on streaming playlists and on a turntable late at night with the volume pushed up.
Final Thoughts
At this point, every new Rolling Stones album feels significant because none of us really know how many more there will be.
But instead of sounding tired or overly sentimental, Foreign Tongues feels energized.
That alone is exciting.
And in a music landscape increasingly driven by algorithms, short attention spans, and disposable singles, there’s something deeply satisfying about a band like the Rolling Stones still treating albums like events.
July 10 suddenly got a lot more interesting.
