Stereogum — As promised, the Rolling Stones will return with a new studio album this year. Blue & Lonesome, out this December, is the band’s 26th studio album. It’s pegged as a return to the blues, and you can certainly hear that in opening track “Just You... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — The self-proclaimed "greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world" is singing the blues - literally. more info

NME — Album features Eric Clapton and a host of blues covers more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones are heading back to their roots. The band announced on Thursday it will release its first studio album in over a decade in December -- covers of the American blues greats who got them into music in the first plac... more info

BBC News - UK — The Rolling Stones announce they are releasing an album of blues covers, their first new record since 2005. more info

Uncut — Their first studio album in over a decade is released on December 2 Their first studio album in over a decade is released on December 2 The post The Rolling Stones announce new studio album, Blue & Lonesome appeared first on Uncut. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — This weekend’s Desert Trip festival has been aggressively marketed as a once-in-a-lifetime event: the first — and presumably last — opportunity to see half a dozen of rock and roll’s formative acts on a single stage. Start... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This weekend’s Desert Trip festival has been aggressively marketed as a once-in-a-lifetime event: the first — and presumably last — opportunity to see half a dozen of rock and roll’s formative acts on a single stage. Start... more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones are expected on Thursday to announce their first studio album in a decade after teasing new music for days on Twitter. more info

NME — Blues record expected this week more info