The Rolling Stones ‘Hackney Diamonds’ will be released on October 20, 2023.
The official announcement for the album is being made by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood at the Hackney Empire Theatre in Hackney, London today 6 September at 2:30pm London time, 11:30pm east coast Australia.
Watch the live feed here:
More details of Hackney Diamonds from Mick and Ronnie here
“We are here to present our new single ‘Angry’ and our new album Hackney Diamonds out October 20”, Mick Jagger said.
Keith says the album was called Hackney Diamonds because of the “hit and run, smash and grab” getting the album together.
Mick Jagger says, When you get you window broken on a Saturday night in Hackney, what goes on the street are the ‘Hackney Diamonds’.
They cut 23 tracks for the album. Keith says ‘Angry’ was the first one to stick out.
‘Hackney Diamonds’ is the first Rolling Stones album since the death of Charlie Watts, the first album since ‘Blue and Lonesome’ from 2016 and the first album of original Rolling Stones songs since ‘A Bigger Bang’ in 2005.
“Ever since Charlie has gone it’s different,” Keith Richards said. “Thanks to Charlie Watts we have Steve Jordon who was Charlie’s recommendation.”
“Charlie is on two tracks on the album. Bill Wyman is on one track so we have the original Rolling Stones line-up on one track,” Mick said.
Ronnie also says Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder plays on one track (Sweet Sound of Heaven).
Hackney Diamonds track listing:
Angry
Get Close
Depending On You
Bite My Head Off (with Paul McCartney)
Whole Wild World
Dreamy Skies
Mess It Up (with Charlie Watts)
Live By The Sword (with Charlie Watts)
Driving Me Too Hard
Tell Me Straight (Keith on vocals)
Sweet Sound of Heaven (with Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga)
Rolling Stone Blues
The ‘Angry’ video features actress Sydney Sweeney (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, White Lotus).
There was no mention at the media announcement if The Rolling Stones intended to tour the album although after the event Ronnie Wood told a reporter that an American tour is “pencilled in for next year”.
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