The Pretenders have released a video for their new single, "Holy Commotion." It's the first track from their upcoming album, Alone, which will be released October 21 through BMG.
The partially animated video was shot in Nashville at the studio of producer Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) and includes footage of Chrissie Hynde and Auerbach.
Alone, the first Pretenders album in eight years, was recorded in Nashville. Originally intended as a solo follow-up to Hynde's 2014 albun, Stockholm, it eventually dawned on Hynde and Auerbach that those driving guitars, ragged (but righteous) arrangements and tough-yet tender lyrics sounded eerily familiar. As in, the Pretenders were back! Thirty six years after their remarkable first album, Alone could be the older, wiser, badder sister to that exhilarating debut.
The crew joining Hynde and Auerbach on Alone includes Johnny Cash's former bass player, Dave Roe, and Kenny Vaughan (of Marty Stuart's band) on guitar, plus members of Auerbach's side project, the Arcs: Richard Swift on drums, Leon Michels on keyboards and Russ Pahl on pedal steel guitar. Oh, and the legendary Duane Eddy appears on "Never Be Together." The album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Arctic Monkeys, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello).
"This record is what I love the most—real people playing real music," Hynde says.
Pretenders will kick off a North American tour with Stevie Nicks October 25 in Phoenix. You can check out all their dates below.
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Alone Track List:
1. Alone Song
2. Roadie Man
3. Gotta Wait
4. Never Be Together
5. Let's Get Lost
6. Chord Lord
7. Blue Eyed Sky
8. Be the Man That You Are
9. One More Day
10. I Hate Myself
11. Death Is Not Enough
12. Holy Commotion
Pretenders' North American Tour
OCTOBER 25 - Phoenix AZ - Talking Stick Arena 27 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 29 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center 30 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center 31 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits - HEADLINING
NOVEMBER 2 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena 4 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center 6 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena 7 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena 10 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena 12 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena 13 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center - HEADLINING 14 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center 15 - Boston, MA - TD Garden 17 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater - HEADLINING 19 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Event Center 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center 23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena 25 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena 26 - Akron, OH - EJ Thomas Hall - HEADLINING 27 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills 29 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
All dates with Stevie Nicks except where noted as headlining.
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
