Rolling Stones Speed New Album With 'Bulldozer' Recording Approach After 2 LPs in 3 Years
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Updated · Guitar Player · Jul 9
Rolling Stones Speed New Album With 'Bulldozer' Recording Approach After 2 LPs in 3 Years
2 articles · Updated · Guitar Player · Jul 9
Summary
Mick Jagger said the Rolling Stones recorded upcoming album Foreign Tongues quickly, reviving the fast-track method they used on 2023's Hackney Diamonds.
Andrew Watt and Jagger adopted a "bulldozer approach" to stop songs being overanalyzed in the studio, pushing the band to finish tracks fast and refine them afterward.
The process marks a sharp break from the band's older sessions, which Jagger contrasted with the slow, chaotic making of Exile on Main St., an album he called "lousy" despite its acclaim.
Keith Richards offered a partial counterpoint, saying difficult rooms and creative struggle can still produce great records, even as the band leans on Watt during a late-career surge.