The Pretenders have shared a model new single – hearken to ‘The Love’ beneath.
The monitor is the most recent track to be launched from the band’s upcoming album ‘Relentless’, which is due out on September 15 by way of Parlophone.
“I suppose that’s essentially the most historically Pretenders-sounding track on the album, in
the vein of ‘Child’ or ‘Speak of the City’ or any of the mid tempo ones over time,” Chrissie Hynde mentioned of the brand new monitor in an announcement.
“I usually see love / relationships nearly in the identical vein as drug dependancy. Though,
having mentioned that, I do know I’m jaded, and cynical… ‘The Buzz’ on Hate for Sale visited
the identical theme.”
Hearken to ‘The Love’ beneath.
‘Relentless’ was first previewed earlier this summer season by the monitor ‘Let The Solar Come In’. The upcoming launch will mark the band’s twelfth full-length LP, and follows on from their 2020 album ‘Hate For Sale’.
In line with the members, the album is ready to characterize a snapshot of the place the band are in 2023, and arrive with the identical “impulsiveness” and “perspective” that they captured in earlier fan-favourites, together with ‘I’ll Stand By You’ and ‘Again On The Chain Gang’.
“I preferred the definition: ‘exhibiting no abatement of depth,’” mentioned Chrissie Hynde of the which means behind the title. “It’s the lifetime of the artist. You by no means retire. You change into relentless.”
One in all these surprises on ‘Relentless’ will come within the type of a long-awaited collaboration between the band and esteemed composer Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) — showing because the album’s closing monitor ‘I Assume About You Day by day’. Try the total tracklist beneath, in addition to the primary nostalgic single to be shared, ‘Let The Solar Come In’. Pre-order ‘Relentless’ right here.
Earlier this summer season, the band performed Glastonbury’s Park Stage and had been joined by The Smiths legend Johnny Marr and Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl.