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The Rolling Stones are back with new single 'Rough and Twisted'

EuroNews · · 382 words · By Anushka Roy
Music Industry Marketing The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have released a new vinyl-only single titled 'Rough and Twisted' under the pseudonym 'The Cockroaches.' The release follows a cryptic marketing campaign involving posters and social media, signaling the approach of a new studio album expected in July.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The legendary British rock band has released a new track as a vinyl-only exclusive, under the name “The Cockroaches.””
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Multiple independent sources (Radio X, Noise11, AXS TV) confirm that The Rolling Stones released a new vinyl-only single under the pseudonym 'The Cockroaches'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones drop a vinyl-only blues stomp under a pseudonym, announce a July album, and remind everyone why they refuse to go away They put up posters first.
https://axs.tv/news-story/the-rolling-stones-release-a-new-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones have quietly issued the new song Rough And Twisted under the alias The Cockroaches through an extremely limited vinyl release that has sparked strong fan reaction.
https://www.noise11.com/news/rolling-stones-rough-and-twiste…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones have shared a new vinyl-only single under The Cockroaches."The Rolling Stones album has been in the can for some time now," a source told The Sun. “A lot of it was written and recor…
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/rolling-stones/listen-to-th…
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“pink posters advertising a band called “The Cockroaches” mysteriously popped up in London earlier this month, with a QR code leading to a barebones website displaying the date 11 April 2026”
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Pitchfork mentions posters for 'The Cockroaches' appearing in Camden Town, London, but the specific details regarding the QR code and the date April 11, 2026, are not corroborated by other provided sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — QR Code Generator and Bitly are combining to create an all-in-one Connections Platform. Cultivate seamless audience connections with branded links, customized QR codes, and Landing Pages. We turn ever…
https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Speculation had been swirling after posters for a mysterious band called the Cockroaches (a name enshrined in Stones lore) appeared in Camden Town, London, before the reveal in an article today by the…
https://pitchfork.com/news/the-rolling-stones-prepping-new-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Common Link-to-QR Code Use CasesAdding a website link to printed materials such as flyers and postersIncluding a QR code in presentations, handouts, and PDFs
https://www.i2img.com/link-to-qr-code
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“The Rolling Stones, under their moniker, released a new song titled 'Rough and Twisted' as a vinyl exclusive over the weekend - just ahead of Record Store Day.”
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Multiple sources confirm the release of the song 'Rough and Twisted' as a vinyl exclusive timed around Record Store Day.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones, under their moniker, released a new song titled 'Rough and Twisted' as a vinyl exclusive over the weekend - just ahead of Record Store Day.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/rolling-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iconic British rockers The Rolling Stones have released a new single, "Rough and Twisted," out now as a "white label" vinyl exclusive. Here's the full version of The Rolling Stones' new song "Rough an…
https://theneedledrop.com/news/the-rolling-stones-new-single…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones drop a vinyl-only blues stomp under a pseudonym, announce a July album, and remind everyone why they refuse to go away They put up posters first.A vinyl-only release in limited quan…
https://axs.tv/news-story/the-rolling-stones-release-a-new-s…
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“The rock band previously used this name when playing secret shows - such as two 1977 concerts in Toronto, Canada, that were included in the live album 'Love You Live' released that same year.”
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The provided search results for this claim are generic definitions of 'rolling' or unrelated events (Rolling Loud); there is no evidence in the provided text confirming the 1977 Toronto concerts or the 'Love You Live' album connection.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rolling is used to apply normal forces to a moving line of contact in various processes, for example in metalworking, printing, rubber manufacturing, painting. The velocities of the points of a rollin…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ROLLING is roll. How to use rolling in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling
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web search NEUTRAL — Join us for Rolling Loud 2026, May 8-10 at Camping World Stadium, Orlando!
https://2026.rollingloud.com/
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“Keith Richard’s son Marlon confirming that the band were “nearly done” with their new album.”
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Two separate web results reference Marlon Richards discussing the band's activity and the prospect of a new album/tour, with one specifically mentioning the phrase 'nearly done'.
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web search NEUTRAL — rollingstones.com. The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the rock era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
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web search NEUTRAL — They’ll be a new album and tour in 2026, he suggests.This intel comes from a reliable source: Marlon Richards, who in an interview with a special Stones edition of Record Collector said, when asked wh…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/hyped-mar…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones have been working on a new album. When talking to SiriusXM NPR back in 2023 (transcribed by MusicNews), after the release of Hackney Diamonds, Keith Richards said that the band have…
https://primemusicworld.com/theyre-nearly-done-marlon-richar…
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“The new single released over the weekend is a first taste of the band’s upcoming album, expected in July.”
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Multiple sources confirm 'Rough and Twisted' is a precursor to a new album titled 'Foreign Tongues' expected in July (specifically July 10).
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web search NEUTRAL — Natchez is named in the "Rough and Twisted," an early release from the Stones upcoming album, Foreign Tongues. As Natchez native Edward Killelea noted in a social media post, it's a "big" deal for Nat…
https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/natchez-rocks-rolling-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones return with Foreign Tongues, their new studio album out July 10. Read all about the album, teaser campaign and first single.
https://www.thebluesmagazine.com/rolling-stones-foreign-tong…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Rolling Stones have long been teasing a follow-up to 2023's acclaimed comeback album Hackney Diamonds, and they have now released their new single - but with a twist.
https://www.goldradio.com/artists/rolling-stones/cockroaches…
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“'Rough and Twisted' was enigmatically introduced in a short video posted on Instagram by “thecockroaches2026”.”
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The search results provided for this claim are generic links to SoundCloud, Gaana, and song search tools; they do not mention the Instagram account 'thecockroaches2026' or the specific video.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover and play over 320 million music tracks. Join the world’s largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators.
https://soundcloud.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Download new or old Hindi songs, Bollywood songs, English songs* & more on Gaana+ and play offline. Create, share and listen to streaming music playlists.
https://gaana.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find any song by lyrics, vibe, or a half-remembered fragment. Search That Song matches misheard lines, descriptions, and feelings to real tracks using AI.
https://searchthatsong.com/
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“The post was captioned “64 and counting,” a reference to the number of years the Rolling Stones have been playing.”
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The search results are generic Instagram landing pages and do not contain any information about a specific post caption '64 and counting'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
https://www.instagram.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Download Instagram by Instagram, Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Instagram.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252
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web search NEUTRAL — We want Instagram to be a place where people can be inspired every day. We foster a safe and welcoming community where people can express themselves, feel closer to anyone they care about and turn a p…
https://www.meta.com/instagram/
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“The track is currently only available as a limited edition vinyl, stocks of which rapidly sold out following the cryptic announcement, according to The Financial Times.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that The Financial Times reported the vinyl sold out rapidly.
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