The Rolling Stones announce Hackney Diamonds album and unveil new single Angry

The Rolling Stones have revealed details of their upcoming 24th British studio album Hackney Diamonds.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood announced their first original studio LP together - and first without late drummer Charlie Watts - in 18 years at a press conference at London's iconic Hackney Empire, also unveiling the music video for the record's lead single Angry.

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A 12-track album, for which the full tracklist is yet to be revealed, was recorded in various locations around the world, including Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Metropolis Studios, London; Sanctuary Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Electric Lady Studios, New York; and The Hit Factory/Germano Studios, also in New York.

The record also serves as The Rolling Stones' first collaborative project with New York-born producer and musician Andrew Watt. Watt was names Producer of the Year at 2021's GRAMMY Awards following his work with the likes of Elton John, Iggy Pop and Post Malone.

The Stones' last studio release was 2016's Blue & Lonesome, a covers album of blues artists including Buddy Johnson and Howlin' Wolf, which debuted at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. Prior to that, the band's last original collection was 2005's A Bigger Bang, which peaked at Number 2 upon its release.

To date as a group, The Rolling Stones boast UK Number 1 albums with eponymous debut The Rolling Stones (1964), The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965), Aftermath (1966), Let it Bleed (1969), Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out - The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main Street (1972), Goat's Head Soup (1973), Emotional Rescue (1980), Voodoo Lounge (1994) and Blue & Lonesome (2016).

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WATCH The Rolling Stones' Angry music video below

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Speaking to host Jimmy Fallon at the Hackney Diamonds press conference, Sir Mick Jagger assured fans: "I don't want to be big-headed, but we wouldn't have put this album out if we hadn't really liked it.

"We said we had to make a record we really love ourselves. We are quite pleased with it, we are not big-headed about it, but we hope you all like it."

The Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds is released October 20 2023 via Polydor.