The Rolling Stones were in Brooklyn to announce the release of a new album Tuesday.
“Foreign Tongues” hits stores on June 10. Among its new tunes is “In the Stars,” which the band showcased at the converted Williamsburgh Savings Bank, now called The Weylin, for a VIP crowd that included Leonardo DiCaprio.
Funnyman Conan O’Brien introduced the band, who participated in a conversation with the television host.
“I think this is the one, after years of toiling in obscurity,” O’Brien joked about the iconic British group that formed in 1962. “This is their time.”
The Stones’ last released an album featuring new music in 2023. Fans had to wait 18 years for the songs it contained.
“Foreign Tongues” includes a contribution from drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021.
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith also performs on the album. So does Paul McCartney.
“He wanted to play with the band,” Stones singer Mick Jagger said of the former Beatle on Tuesday.
Stones fans who missed Tuesday’s spectacle will have a chance to see the band members on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” in coming days.
Fallon will host Jagger on Wednesday and guitarist Keith Richards on Thursday. Bass player Ron Wood plans to visit the show on May 13.
With News Wire Services