Rock trio working on iconic band’s first new album in over 50 years
Three members of a legendary rock band are working on the group's first new album in more than 50 years.
Kenney Jones, drummer for The Faces (also known as the Small Faces) said in a recent interview with The Telegraph that he, singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood have recorded 11 songs together for a new album that's expected to drop in 2026.
"Most of them are good," Jones said, admitting some might not end up on the final product. "I can't see it coming out this year. But I can see it coming out next year."
The album will be The Faces' first since 1973's "Ooh La La."
The Faces/Small Faces, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, are best known for hits like "Stay with Me" and "Ooh La La"
The group was originally formed in London in 1969 under singer and guitarist Steve Marriott. Marriott was joined by keyboardist Ian McLagan and bassist Ronnie Lane in addition to Jones, Stewart and Wood. The Faces released four studio albums before disbanding.
Stewart went on to a legendary solo career while Wood joined the Rolling Stones and Jones performed with The Who for nearly a decade. Lane and Marriott died in 1997 while McLagan died in 2014. Stewart, Wood and Jones have reunited several times over the years as a trio.
Jones told The Telegraph that they've been working on "little snippets" of recording new music sporadically due to Stewart's busy touring schedule and Wood's work with the Stones.
Wood and Stewart first told The Telegraph in 2021 that the band was getting back together to work on "some old" and "some new" material.
"We will get it finished, I promise," Stewart said at the time. "No other band sounds like us."
The Telegraph also reported that Jones, Wood and Stewart may also be collaborating on a documentary featuring never-before-soon footage of the Faces filmed in 1972. Details are "under wraps" for now.
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