Mick Jagger’s new band SuperHeavy has now launched an official YouTube channel with a 55-second video clip that is an abstract introduction to the band.
As previously reported, SuperHeavy consists of Rolling Stones lead singer Jagger, Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman, the Oscar-winning songwriter/composer who is best known for the music of "Slumdog Millionaire."
Although a release date and title have not yet been announced for SuperHeavy's debut album, Stewart said in a June 2011 interview with Dutch magazine Muziek that the band recorded 30 songs, and 16 have been selected for the album. Stewart commented in the interview: "We are currently working on the mixing. Producing SuperHeavy was really crazy. So many different personalities, so many different voices. I was right in the firing line."
SuperHeavy’s first video on its YouTube channel is a quick montage of images of the band members at various locations, including a recording studio and a rehearsal space.
In a voiceover, Stewart says: “I was in the Caribbean, and I went to the top of a hill. And when I got to the top of the hill, light was kind of coming through the leaves on the trees. And I had this kind of flash of how there could be a fusion of music from different parts of the world mixed together. And I could sort of visualize it. And then I called you.”
Jagger then says, “I never actually thought that would happen.”
Then part of a SuperHeavy song is heard on the video. While the song is playing, Stone can be heard saying, "It was so scary." So far, titles for the album’s songs have not been publicly revealed, but at the end of the video clip, the line “you’re a surgeon of love” can be heard in the song.
As previously reported, Jagger has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for his solo and film projects, which is an indication that he may be touring with SuperHeavy.
There has been much speculation that the Rolling Stones would do a 50th anniversary tour in 2012, but since Jagger has been spending time working on Super Heavy, and he has hired a booking agency for his solo career, those actions appear to be signs that Jagger has plans for 2012 that do not include a Rolling Stones tour.
In addition, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is working on a new solo album with members of the X-Pensive Winos. Since Richards has done a tour for every solo album of new material that he has released, it is very possible that Richards may do a solo tour in 2012.
The Rolling Stones have released multiple statements saying that they have no immediate plans to tour.
Meanwhile, a remastered reissue of the Rolling Stones' 1978 album "Some Girls" is in the works. A release date has not been set for the reissue, but it is expected to have previously unreleased tracks, much like the 2010 remastered reissue of the Rolling Stones' 1972 album "Exile on Main Street" had previously unreleased tracks.
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