The Pretenders have unveiled the latest track from their much-anticipated new album,
HATE FOR SALE
. “You Can’t Hurt A Fool” is available now via BMG at all DSPs and streaming services. The Pretenders’ 11
th
studio album,
HATE FOR SALE
arrives Friday, July 17. Pre-orders are available now. In addition, vinyl LP and CD pre-orders are currently available via the official Pretenders
webstore
.
LISTEN
TO “YOU CAN’T HURT A FOOL”
“I suppose our biggest influence apart from crazy, hard-core rock and roll has been R&B,” says Chrissie Hynde of the soulful “You Can’t Hurt A Fool.” “James and I really grappled with this one to get in all the subtleties and nuance of an R&B classic, albeit with modern, autobiographical lyrics…The fool is me!”
Produced by the legendary Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur),
HATE FOR SALE
features 10 new songs written by Chrissie Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne – their first full-length songwriting collaboration to date. Furthermore, the album – which follows 2016’s acclaimed
ALONE
– marks the first Pretenders album to feature the band’s longtime touring line-up of Hynde, Walbourne, bassist Nick Wilkinson, and founding drummer Martin Chambers.
HATE FOR SALE
has already been heralded with a pair of equally extraordinary new tracks, “The Buzz” and “Hate For Sale,” both of which are available now for streaming and download. “The Buzz” was met by immediate acclaim by
Rolling Stone
and
Stereogum
, who enthused, “‘The Buzz’ is the kind of world-weary shimmer that the Pretenders have always been great at…Hynde’s craggy, seen-it-all vocals haven’t really changed in the past four decades, and neither has her sharp, intuitive songcraft.”
“Hate For Sale” followed and was greeted by equivalent applause, with
SPIN
writing, “Dueling guitars and high energy beat, the song will quickly take you back to the heydays of the punk era – a time that the band really loves.” The new LP’s title track “finds The Pretenders – Chrissie Hynde in particular – channeling their inner riotous punk rock selves,” raved
Consequence of Sound
. “The lead singer and guitarist’s vocals heard here are flung out with an attitude that alternates between haphazard shrug and in-your-face statement.”
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THE PRETENDERS
HATE FOR SALE
(BMG)
Release Date: Friday, July 17
TRACKLISTING:
Hate For Sale
The Buzz
Lightning Man
Turf Accountant Daddy
You Can’t Hurt a Fool
I Didn’t Know When To Stop
Maybe Love Is In NYC
Junkie Walk
Didn’t Want To Be This Lonely
Crying in Public
CONNECT WITH THE PRETENDERS:
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Press contact:
Ken Weinstein
