New reporting states the long wait for a new Rolling Stones album is nearly over. Last week, the band was photographed entering and leaving Manhattan’s famed Electric Lady studio in the Village, presumably working on their first album of original material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang.

An inside source told Britain’s The Sun, that a new album is expected in the summer of 2023, after which the band will hit North and South America along with a swing through Europe: “After Charlie (Watts’) passing there was some uncertainty about what to do next. They had stadium dates scheduled so pressed ahead, but afterward, it wasn’t clear what the future looked like. But now they’ve had time to reflect they all feel it’s the right thing to keep doing what they’ve always done as a band, make new music, and hopefully hit the road again to perform it to their fans.”

The unnamed insider added, “They’ve had a knock in recent years, but the show goes on — and the Stones always do.”