It's been over 10 years since the last time The Rolling Stones recorded a full new album. However, according to guitarist Keith Richards it seems like the ball with a new album may finally be rolling.
This will be the band's first release since 2005's A Bigger Bang. In the mean time Richards is working on writing and recording a solo album Crosseyed Heart.
Richards says that singer Mick Jagger has been the one rallying the troops to get a new album in the works, saying:
“Will we record and tour again? I think we will. We’ll do this year, then go into the studio. I know Mick wants to record again – he blurted it out in a meeting: ‘It’s about time we went back and recorded.’ I was like, ‘We’re here to talk about a tour, right?’ So that will be interesting. End of the year.”
In addition to the songs Richards has been working on for his solo album he also has stuff for a new Stones album. “I’ve got a lot of new songs, and songs I’ve written over the last couple of years. I’ve done really good demos for all of them, which I would love to record. I’d love to record a Stones album.”
Hopefully the Stones have some good stuff in the pipeline if they do go forward with recording a new album. 10 years is plenty of time to come up with stuff that is actually good. A new album would actually make them a bit more fresh and relevant again rather than just being a non-stop touring legacy act like they have been for decades now. We'll just see how this goes.
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