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.
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.
