The Rolling Stones are back with new music, a new album, and a video that uses cutting-edge deepfake technology to pull the band’s 1970s selves into the present. The clip for “In The Stars,” the lead single from their newly announced studio album ‘Foreign Tongues,’ is out now, directed by Francois Rousselet, whose resume includes work with Nike, Diesel, Pharrell Williams, and previous Stones videos including “Angry” from ‘Hackney Diamonds’ and “Ride ‘Em On Down” from ‘Blue & Lonesome.’
The video was created by Deep Voodoo using deepfake technology to model the Stones from the 70s performing “In The Stars” alongside musicians, singers, dancers, and performers from different eras and subcultures. It’s a visual statement that spans decades while the song itself stays firmly in the now, upbeat, infectious, and immediately engaging.
Starring in the video is actress Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme, I Love LA), and she didn’t hold back on what the experience meant to her. “Are you kidding me? It’s my dream,” she says. “The first record that I ever got that I listened to from start to finish was ‘Tattoo You.’ I’m obsessed with the Rolling Stones. This is in my bucket list for sure.” That kind of enthusiasm is hard to manufacture, and it shows in the final product.
“In The Stars” was released last week alongside the album announcement and the album’s opening track “Rough and Twisted,” both available digitally now. The physical release of “In The Stars” lands today, May 15. Before the official announcement, the Stones had already been quietly building anticipation with a limited white label vinyl release of “Rough and Twisted” under the name The Cockroaches, circulating among fans and collectors and sparking considerable excitement about the album’s raw, exploratory direction.
‘Foreign Tongues’ arrives July 10 via Polydor Records, less than 3 years after ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ the Grammy Award-winning album that topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood reunited with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ for what became an exceptionally productive recording period. The entire album was recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, a timeline that speaks to the creative momentum the band brought into the sessions.
The result is a 14-track collection described as dynamic and forward-looking, capturing the Stones’ unmistakable sound while pushing into new sonic and lyrical territory. That’s no small thing for a band whose catalog already spans more than 6 decades, and ‘Foreign Tongues’ makes a strong case that their creative instincts remain as sharp as ever.
‘Foreign Tongues’ will be available across a wide range of formats, including CD, deluxe CD editions, cassette, multiple vinyl variants (standard and limited colour pressings), exclusive retailer editions, and special box sets. Pre-order is live now at rollingstones.com.
‘Foreign Tongues’ Tracklist:
- Rough and Twisted
- In The Stars
- Jealous Lover
- Mr Charm
- Divine Intervention
- Ringing Hollow
- Never Wanna Lose You
- Hit Me In The Head
- You Know I’m No Good
- Some of Us
- Covered In You
- Side Effects
- Back In Your Life
- Beautiful Delilah