THE Rolling Stones have confirmed they’re working on a new, blues-inspired album for release this year.

    “We’re actually in the studio in the moment cutting new stuff,” Keith Richards told BBC.

    The Rolling Stones haven’t released a studio album since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang,” although they wrote two new songs for the 2012 compilation record “Grrrr!”

    Guitarist Ronnie Wood said the new music would be released “sometime this year”, while Mike Jagger said the band would be announcing more shows in the coming months.(SD-Agencies)