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Alone

The Pretenders

Alone

Tenth studio record under the Pretenders name, featuring Chrissie Hynde backed by Dan Auerbach and The Arcs

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
BMG
UK Release date
21/10/2016
US Release date
21/10/2016
  1. 8.0 |   The Independent

    The best Pretenders album in years
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Forever parrying toughness and profound vulnerability, she has found empathy in Auerbach’s retro torch arrangements
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  3. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    It’s a loose sound that suits Hynde’s familiar, slurred vocals
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    The true appeal of Alone is how it marries solid songwriting with a sympathetic, surprising production, all of which amounts to a very satisfying Pretenders album
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    A glorious sound. Print edition only
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  6. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Make no mistake, Alone is a very good album
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  7. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Alone revels in the kind of humanity that’s long made Hynde’s best work with the Pretenders tick
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  8. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A cocky celebration of rolling solo
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  9. 7.0 |   American Songwriter

    These songs glow and grow on you and, with vocals that were recorded in a quick 48 hours, maintain the edge the best Pretenders music always displayed
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Personifies Chrissie Hynde’s status as a successful musician over many decades as the Pretenders with ease, but it additionally monitors the uneasiness that comes with a reality of being alone across the album
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  11. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    At 65, Hynde has proved all she has to, and at this stage, it’s enough to hear that marvellous voice sneering its way through some new songs
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  12. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Not every track is a killer, but most snarl (or sweet-talk) their way into the Pretenders’ lofty canon
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  13. 5.0 |   Under The Radar

    Hynde is in fine voice here. However, much of the material is unmemorable
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  14. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    I wanted a Pretenders album, not The Black Keys feat. Chrissie Hynde
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