![Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues](https://cdn.slatesource.com/0/8/f/08f455bc-5f46-4f5c-934c-1115e2e1316d.webp) # Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues - [Made in Slatesource](https://slatesource.com/@steph/rolling-stones-foreign-tongues) - By [Steph](https://slatesource.com/@steph) - Created on Aug 5, 2026 > We went in and played. No overthinking, no endless takes. The room made it happen in ways we did not expect. ## 25th25th AlbumAlbum. FiveFive DecadesDecades. OneOne MonthMonth to RecordRecord. ForeignForeign TonguesTongues is the RollingRolling StonesStones' 25th25th studiostudio albumalbum, arrivingarriving JulyJuly 10, 20262026 viavia PolydorPolydor and InterscopeInterscope RecordsRecords. RecordedRecorded in underunder a monthmonth at MetropolisMetropolis StudiosStudios in WestWest LondonLondon, it followsfollows the Grammy-winningGrammy-winning HackneyHackney DiamondsDiamonds with the samesame producerproducer, AndrewAndrew WattWatt, and the samesame restlessrestless creativecreative energyenergy. The titletitle comescomes from a playfulplayful marketingmarketing campaigncampaign that revealedrevealed the tracklisttracklist only in translationtranslation, acrossacross 14 languageslanguages, beforebefore the EnglishEnglish titlestitles were confirmedconfirmed. The StonesStones being the StonesStones: eveneven the announcementannouncement is a piecepiece of theatretheatre. Release date July 10, 2026 Studio album number 25th in the catalogue Recorded in under one month (Metropolis Studios, London) Number of tracks 14 including one Charlie Watts recording Guest artists Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith, Chad Smith Lead single UK charted In the Stars (May 8, 2026) Metacritic score 78 out of 100, generally favorable **5** decades of Rolling Stones studio albums ## The TracksTracks and the StoriesStories BehindBehind Them The recordrecord opensopens with RoughRough and TwistedTwisted, releasedreleased weeksweeks beforebefore the albumalbum underunder the aliasalias The CockroachesCockroaches, a limitedlimited physicalphysical twelve-inchtwelve-inch that becamebecame an instantinstant collectorcollector itemitem. In the StarsStars (MayMay 8) is the properproper leadlead singlesingle: an arena-scaledarena-scaled anthemanthem with Watt'sWatt's productionproduction pushedpushed to its widestwidest. JealousJealous LoverLover followedfollowed on JuneJune 26 and is tightertighter, moremore strippedstripped backback. HitHit Me in the HeadHead is the CharlieCharlie WattsWatts tracktrack, builtbuilt from sessionssessions recordedrecorded beforebefore his deathdeath in 20212021. The mostmost surprisingsurprising cutcut is the AmyAmy WinehouseWinehouse covercover You KnowKnow I'mI'm No GoodGood, recordedrecorded with what sourcessources describedescribe as a singlesingle livelive taketake. BeautifulBeautiful DelilahDelilah closescloses the recordrecord and is the oldestoldest songsong on the tracklisttracklist in spiritspirit, if not in writingwriting. Paul McCartney appears on one track, which marks the first time a Beatle and a Stone have shared a studio recording for a commercially released album since the early 1970s sessions era. Charlie Watts contributes to Hit Me in the Head, recorded in one of his final sessions before his passing in August 2021. It is the second Hackney-era album to carry a Watts credit alongside 2023's Mess It Up and Live by the Sword. # Foreign Tongues is a 25th studio album from a band formed in 1962. Does longevity at \\ this level deepen what the music means, or does it change what we expect from it? Is the Stones' best work already behind them, or is there a case that the post-Watts era is a genuine second act? No comments yet. Be the first. Log in to comment [Foreign Tongues: official Rolling Stones pre-order and album page](https://rollingstones.com/foreign-tongues-pre-order/?utm_source=slatesource)