The Rolling Stones are timeless. They once rivaled the Beatles for the most important band of the 1960s, kept rock alive in the 1970s, and through the following decades remained consistently vibrant while other bands faded. The band isn't going away anytime soon, either.
That includes a new single called "Rough and Twisted," but you won't find the single on any streaming platform, nor will you find it under the Rolling Stones name. Instead, the "band" that put out the song is called the Cockroaches.
The single was released on Saturday, April 11, and is available only in vinyl form. London residents may have seen a poster with a QR code recently pop up that could be scanned in anticipation of the song by the Cockroaches, and a T-shirt could have been purchased that read, "Who the (expletive) are the Cockroaches?"
Rolling Stones release new single as the Cockroaches
Of course, longtime fans of the Stones know that the band has called themselves the Cockroaches before when performing secret shows. The name is an ode to the group's long-standing success. In other words, the Rolling Stones simply won't ever go away. At least, not for a while.
"Rough and Twisted" is also being released ahead of a presumed July release date for a new Stones album. The band's latest was the mostly well-received Hackney Diamonds, which came out in 2023. It marked the band's 26th studio album in the United States and 24th in the UK.
Every studio album except one (1997's Bridges to Babylon) has reached the top-5 on the UK charts, and every one of the American releases except 1964's England's Newest Hit Makers has reached the top-5 in the United States.
The new album doesn't have an official name yet, though, according to Louder, online rumors suggest it will be called Foreign Tongues. It was produced by Andrew Watt, who had produced albums by the best in rock, including the Rolling Stones' previous effort, as well as the new Paul McCartney record, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.
The Rolling Stones have no official plans to tour following the record, though, of course, that could change at any point. NME reports that the July album will not be the band's last. 10 songs are already lined up for a follow-up at an unknown date in the future.