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Ronnie Wood has provided a fresh update on the long-anticipated new music from The Faces.
The band, which also features Rod Stewart and Kenney Jones, have spokenly open about their work on a new album during the last five years when Wood first announced they were busy behind the scenes.
However, their respective schedules has meant that no new music is yet to surface, but now Wood has given fans fresh hope that it will eventually arrive.
Speaking to USA Today in a new interview, the guitarist confirmed, “We’re working slowly on more Faces tracks. I have some solo stuff and, and my painting takes up a lot of in between time between tours.”
Last year, Jones confirmed to The Telegraph that they have recorded “about 11 tracks” at RAK Studios in London, including one with Jools Holland.
The drummer stated: “Not all of them are going to be right [for the album]. But most of them are good.”
When asked for a timeline on a potential release, Jones added: “I can’t see it coming out this year. But I can see it coming out next year. Everyone’s doing different things. We do little snippets [of recording] here and there. Then all of a sudden, The Stones are out [on tour] again, Rod’s out again…”
More than a year later, and it seems that The Faces are still in the same position with no imminent release date on the horizon.
In 2023, Stewart admitted the band had been struggling to record material, telling Vulture: “We’re still struggling to make this album. We’ll see. Some of them might see the light of day.”
However, in November 2024, while on the Soccer A-Z podcast, Stewart was more optimistic about the future of the Faces and revealed he was due to meet with Jones and Wood the following day because they were “working on a documentary” to celebrate a landmark anniversary. He also confirmed, “We’re trying to put out an album.”
For now, Stewart is busy on the road with his solo career, which he recently revealed would be extended into the UK for one last arena tour in 2027.
Meanwhile, Wood is keeping himself busy with a solo tour this summer, and the small matter of a new album by The Rolling Stones, titled Foreign Tongues, which arrives on July 10th.
Notably, Wood did join forces with Stewart at Glastonbury in 2025 for a mini-Faces reunion, which saw them perform ‘Stay With Me’.
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