The Rolling Stones' new video sees Kristen Stewart cut loose on the streets of LA
The track forms the lead single off the band's 25th studio album Blue & Lonesome, the first in over a decade
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Your support makes all the difference.Kristen Stewart is getting down and gritty in the new video for The Rolling Stones' cover of 'Ride 'Em on Down'.
Originally recorded in 1955 by Eddie Taylor, the track now gets a revamp thanks to the legendary rockers, forming the first single from the band's 25th studio album. Blue & Lonesome sees a brand new collection of blues covers from the band, marking their first album release in over a decade.
The video sees Stewart in full freewheeling, opportunistic mode; cruising through a near-abandoned Downtown Los Angeles in her Mustang, and letting the music course through her veins. It's basically a chance for the actress to put on show her own carefree brand of cool, and it's a pretty mesmerising thing to watch.
Stewart even subtly nods to the album's cover: a blue version of the band's logo, as she turns her own tongue blue from the lollipop she's treating herself to as a little behind-the-wheel snack. She's just so chilled out, you know? Chilled out enough even to smoke right next to gas pumps without any fear of imminent death.
This isn't the first time Stewart has cropped up on the music video scene, having put in a memorable performance as a track-suited bro in the video for Jenny Lewis' 'Just One of the Guys', joining Anne Hathaway and Brie Larson.
Blue & Lonesome was originally announced in October, with original members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood teaming up with Darryl Jones on bass; alongside Chuck Leavell and Matt Clifford on keyboard. Featuring covers of Little Walter's 'Just Your Fool', Little Johnny Taylor's 'I Can't Quit You', and Willie Dixon's 'I Can't Quit You', the album was recorded over just three days.
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