Hackney Diamonds

allmusic

pastemagazine

The greatest rock band of all time still has a lot left in the tank on their 24th studio album—an ambitious, familiar and explosive return after going 18 years without releasing an album of new material.

pitchfork

Speckled with guest stars and produced by Andrew Watt, the Stones’ second original album this century is a bunch of hackneyed duds, polished until the character has disappeared.

consequence

Hackney Diamonds might not be an album that’ll stand the test of time à la Exile on Main St. or Sticky Fingers, but they’ve managed to successfully keep the boat afloat for one more album, and that in itself is a mini miracle.

thelineofbestfit

Hackney Diamonds is The Rolling Stones refusing to let the moss grow fat

nme

they’ve still got it