A Mick Jagger–Keith Richards duet that spent time as an iTunes exclusive. That’s the detail worth leading with. On November 27, 2026, the Rolling Stones release Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips — a five-track expansion of Foreign Tongues, their 25th British studio album. If you’re a collector or a Stones loyalist, this isn’t filler. These are acoustic songs that warranted their own release program, and the tracklist makes a compelling case for why.
What’s Actually New Here
Five recordings from the Foreign Tongues sessions extend a 14-track album built with serious collaborators.
Foreign Tongues dropped July 10, 2026, produced by Andrew Watt — the same producer behind Hackney Diamonds, the 2023 record that ended the band’s lengthy studio gap. The original album brought in Paul McCartney and Robert Smith of the Cure, among other contributors including Steve Winwood and Bruno Mars. Loose Lips appends five recordings from the sessions surrounding that album, four of which haven’t had wide release. The fifth, “Bad Luck Hideaway,” previously circulated as an iTunes-exclusive bonus and later appeared on other digital platforms as a B-side to “Mr. Charm” — so completists may already know it, but many won’t.
The Loose Lips Tracklist:
- “Where There’s a Will”
- “Who You Callin’ Crazy” — features jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine
- “Human Tide”
- “Bad Luck Hideaway” — a Jagger–Richards duet; previously an iTunes-exclusive bonus track
- “She Still Comes Around”
The Tracks Worth Your Attention
A jazz saxophonist and a stripped-down duet reveal everything about the creative instinct behind these sessions.
Courtney Pine’s appearance on “Who You Callin’ Crazy” reflects the same genre-restless energy that made Foreign Tongues notable — his presence connects a jazz-saxophone vocabulary to the Stones’ rock framework in a way that feels deliberate rather than decorative. Then there’s “Bad Luck Hideaway.” A Jagger–Richards duet six decades into one of rock’s most documented partnerships lands differently than any guest feature could. It’s the most intimate configuration the band offers, and it’s the track that gives collectors a genuine reason to seek out the physical edition.
The format strategy is worth noting. The standalone vinyl positions the Loose Lips recordings on LP with the original album on CD — effectively making the bonus material the headline for collector-market buyers. A five-track expansion of Foreign Tongues serves streaming audiences. It’s the kind of hybrid rollout that major legacy acts have refined into a reliable model for serving two very different audiences simultaneously, a strategy also evident in the recent deluxe edition approach adopted across the industry.
Beyond the Bonus Tracks
The Stones aren’t archiving — they’re still generating material worth expanding.
Hackney Diamonds restarted the studio conversation in 2023. Foreign Tongues confirmed it wasn’t a one-time return. Loose Lips extends that run further, adding five recordings that emerged from the same creative period. When a band in its seventh decade produces enough surplus to warrant an expanded edition, “bonus tracks” stops functioning as a marketing qualifier and starts reading as something closer to evidence — a sharp contrast to the fate of acts who stumbled with a Bad Album and never recovered.
