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The title says it all. Chrissie Hynde won\u2019t stop \u2013 she can\u2019t. Music is in her veins, her heart and soul.<\/p>\n
This album, co-written by Hynde and guitarist James Walbourne, is The Pretenders\u2019 best work this century.<\/p>\n
It opens with Losing My Sense Of Taste, a sublime rocker that marries Chrissie\u2019s unmistakable vocals \u2013 part swagger, part sensuality \u2013 to music redolent of Pearl Jam at their most melodic.<\/p>\n
Then comes A Love, a jangling mid-paced paean to the yearning promise, and fear, of falling for someone new.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not scared of your dark eyes, they mesmerize and soothe,\u201d she sings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t mess with burning coal, or anything I can\u2019t control.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joys abound \u2013 the pained lead guitar break in Just Let It Go, the swirling strings (scored by Radiohead\u2019s Jonny Greenwood) on the closing I Think About You Daily, a ballad soused in vulnerability and regrets.<\/p>\n
Let The Sun Come In is upbeat rock loaded with blissful hooks and optimism that borders on delusional. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to get fat, we don\u2019t have to get old,\u201d Chrissie assures us. \u201cTo live forever, that\u2019s the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Immortality through music, no less. Don\u2019t put it past her. Ohio-born Hynde is still as outspoken at 72 as she was as a protesting student at the Kent State shootings in 1970. But her lyrics have light and shade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Domestic Silence walks the thin dark line between love and hate, while psychedelic ballad Merry Widow finds her playfully noting, \u201cHe thought love was competitive like sport. He wasn\u2019t my sort, so I left him at the port.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a strong album, broader and richer than 2020\u2019s Hate For Sale, and a fine addition to the legacy of Hynde and The Pretenders \u2013 the band she founded 45 years ago.<\/p>\n
Long may she carry on. Relentlessly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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