The Rolling Stones' new album, 'Foreign Tongues,' makes the case to keep rocking

NPR | By Ann Powers,

A Martínez

Published July 10, 2026 at 4:48 AM EDT

With the release of the Rolling Stones' latest studio effort, "Foreign Tongues," NPR Music's Ann Powers reviews that album and makes the case for Mick and Keith to keep going as long as they want.

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