Latest Release
- SEP 15, 2023
- 12 Songs
- Get Close · 1986
- The Best of / Break Up the Concrete · 1978
- Last of the Independents · 1994
- Learning to Crawl (Expanded Edition) · 1984
- Learning to Crawl (Expanded Edition) · 1984
- The Best of / Break Up the Concrete · 1979
- Pretenders II · 1981
- The Best of / Break Up the Concrete · 1979
- The Singles · 1979
- Learning to Crawl (Expanded Edition) · 1984
Essential Albums
- After losing guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon to drug-related deaths, a sobered Pretenders returned to the spotlight with Learning to Crawl. Chrissie Hynde turned her distinctive contralto to sentimental songs, both romantic and reflective, that retained her trademark, clear-eyed bravado. Poignant singles like the shimmering love song "Show Me" and the rueful "Back on the Chain Gang" meshed perfectly with attitude-driven rockers "Middle of the Road" and "My City Was Gone."
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
Artist Playlists
- A thin line between tragedy and triumph.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2006
- 1987
More To Hear
- Father John Misty on his album Pure Comedy, plus Hanni El Khatib calls in.
About Pretenders
With a career stretching across five decades, the Pretenders are icons of punk and New Wave known for their legendary frontwoman, Chrissie Hynde. ∙ An Akron, Ohio, native, Hynde moved to London in 1973, where she bounced between short-lived punk outfits and played with future members of The Clash, The Damned, and The Psychedelic Furs. ∙ In 1978, she formed the Pretenders, and the band broke through the following year with their first hit singles: a cover of The Kinks’ “Stop Your Sobbing” and Hynde’s song “Kid.” ∙ Their self-titled 1980 LP—featuring the group’s first worldwide smash, “Brass in Pocket”—is ranked among Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time. ∙ The group landed their biggest US hit with 1982’s “Back On the Chain Gang,” which reached No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and appeared on their 1984 album, Learning To Crawl. ∙ A Top 20 hit in 10 countries, including the US, their 1994 ballad “I’ll Stand By You” has inspired cover versions by Shakira, Carrie Underwood, and Girls Aloud. ∙ The Pretenders were inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
- ORIGIN
- London, England
- FORMED
- 1978年3月
- GENRE
- Rock