The year gave us spectacular album re-issues spanning rock legends, foundational R&B/soul artists, classic pop, post-punk, alternative rock and so much more.
These 40th Anniversary Deluxe Editions provide a rich trove of material for Pretenders completists to pour over while we wait for that documentary.
The hits on Pretenders II outweigh misses, and as the last recording of the Pretenders’ original lineup, the LP documents them at the height of their powers.
We present the best punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, goth, industrial, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock singles of the 1980s.
On Hate for Sale, the Pretenders maintain an unapologetic devotion to the sound which defined their success.
Why we leave Chrissie Hynde alone.
Despite the analytic difficulties inherently present in Chrissie Hynde as a subject, Adam Sobsey truly does deliver the goods with this biography.
