Overview
- The Stones marked the album launch with a star-studded London party and a 500‑drone light show over the River Thames, and Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood gave an intimate acoustic preview of the new song “Ringing Hollow” at a listening event on Wednesday.
- Foreign Tongues, due for release on July 10, was recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in London and produced by Andrew Watt.
- The 14‑track record features guest contributions from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and Chad Smith, and includes a posthumous appearance by drummer Charlie Watts.
- “Ringing Hollow” frames a nostalgic but critical view of the United States as an idea, a theme Jagger described in interviews and Keith Richards called a “nostalgic love affair” that is now disappointing.
- Jagger said the band hopes to tour the album but plans remain tentative, with Richards raising the possibility of shorter residencies or limited formats rather than a traditional long tour.