The Rolling Stones are not quite done with their twenty-fifth studio record. Foreign Tongues, released earlier in 2026, will return on November 27 in an expanded format titled Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips. Issued through Polydor and Universal Music, the set gathers five unreleased tracks from the same album sessions, emphasizing the blues, country, and traditional rhythm structures that have informed the group across decades.
The package will arrive on digital platforms alongside two physical editions. For compact disc listeners, a two-CD collection places the original Foreign Tongues tracklist on disc one, reserving the second disc for the five Loose Lips selections. Vinyl buyers receive the five new songs on a standalone twelve-inch record, packaged with a companion compact disc that contains the primary studio album.
The extra recordings comprise Where There’s A Will, Who You Callin’ Crazy, Human Tide, Bad Luck Hideaway, and She Still Comes Around. The presence of Bad Luck Hideaway stands out in particular. The track features dual lead vocal parts shared between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, backed by drum tracks laid down by the late Charlie Watts. While the song previously had a quiet run as an iTunes bonus track for Foreign Tongues and served as the digital B-side to the single Mr Charm, this release integrates it into the physical catalog for the first time.
Listeners get an early sample of the material on Friday, October 16, when Who You Callin’ Crazy arrives on streaming services. The track features British jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine, who joined the band during the initial recording sessions. Pine recently revealed that the partnership has not ended there, noting that he returned to the studio just weeks ago for an additional session with Jagger on behalf of the group.
This extra activity comes on the heels of the band's 2023 release Hackney Diamonds, which earned a Grammy Award prior to the arrival of Foreign Tongues. Jagger has noted that his writing routine remains active, with material accumulating for both future band work and outside avenues. His outlook on these sessions is practical, acknowledging that not every idea suits the Stones and that surplus compositions could easily travel elsewhere. In describing that overflow, Jagger pointed to the Red Hot Chili Peppers as the kind of outfit that might suit some of his unassigned material.
Touring, however, remains far more tentative. The Stones were forced to drop plans for an extensive 2026 stadium run through the UK and Europe after Richards found the physical demands of a heavy itinerary too steep. Jagger has conceded that full tours are off the table this year, though he is looking at possibilities for next year, including residency arrangements that would limit travel for Richards. Ronnie Wood confirmed the differing attitudes within the camp, explaining that while he and Jagger remain eager to play live, Richards is far more cautious, and no shows or festival slots will move forward without total agreement from everyone involved.
