Pretenders - Hate For Sale

Chrissie Hynde brings back some old bandmates for a brisk record that acknowledges The Pretenders are best when they’re direct and unadorned.

Hate for Sale, a brisk record that makes no apologies for relying on the flinty rock’n’roll that the band has long since patented. The no-frills sound of Hate for Sale could be called a back-to-basics if Hynde had ever budged from this sound to begin with. She’s sanded its edges to glide onto adult contemporary radio, and she’s flirted with passing trends, but she’s always centered herself with those ringing guitars.

Heavyweight vinyl pressed by BMG Entertainment.