The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues

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

Could this be the last time, to paraphrase one of The Rolling Stones' biggest hits, that the seminal band releases a new album?

If that is the case, the band’s 25th studio album is a fine one to end with, coming with a huge dose of blues, rock, attitude and the unmistakable vocals of Mick Jagger; even at the age of 82, he can still rock with swagger and style.

The blues influence is apparent on opening track Rough and Twisted before the single In The Stars, which comes with a guitar riff from Keith Richards and some hypnotic harmonising.

The album features a couple of covers in the shape of the Amy Winehouse track, You Know I’m No Good, which is reinvented here, sounding magnificent, and the Chuck Berry track Beautiful Delilah – a song that the band have been performing since 1964.

The other twelve tracks are The Rolling Stones originals and are the best ones on the album, which all sound like you would expect: a touch of gospel here, a dose of R&B there, a huge riff from Keith Richards and the addition of some special guests such as Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars and Robert Smith from The Cure.

The political references are there on Mr Charm which appears to be aimed at Elon Musk and American politics on the track Ringing Hollow.

Overall their sound is one of a band being in a state of heightened creativity, never giving up and always aiming higher.