"Don't Want to be This Lonely" Released: May 28, 2020
Hate for Sale is the eleventhstudio album by English-American rock bandthe Pretenders. It was released on July 17, 2020, byBMG Rights Management. It has received positive reception from critics.
Lead single "The Buzz" was released on March 17, 2020, and the album was announced for a May 1 release.[1] A five-month North American tour withJourney, announced in 2019, was originally slated to begin May 15, 2020.[2] On March 24, 2020,Hate for Sale was delayed to July 17 due to theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry; the band shared theirthe Damned tribute "Hate for Sale" the same day.[3][4] "You Can't Hurt a Fool", was released, as a single, for free on April 14, 2020.[5][6] On May 12, 2020, they released their third single "Turf Accountant Daddy."[7] "Don't Want to be This Lonely", release May 28, 2020, was the fifth and final single from the album.
According to the review aggregatorMetacritic,Hate for Sale received "generally favorable reviews" based on aweighted average score of 77 out of 100 from 16 critic scores.[9] AnyDecentMusic? gives the release a 7.3 out of 10.[8]
Wayne Perry ofAssociated Press considersHate for Sale "among the best this legendary band has ever produced" with special attention toJames Walbourne's guitar work and songwriting.[20] For theLondon Evening Standard, Rachel McGrath rated the album a four out of five stars, calling out several tracks and Walbourne's musicianship as well.[16]American Songwriter's Hal Horowitz gave the same score, writing thatChrissie Hynde is as relevant and talented as ever in her over 40years as a performer.[11] Writing forThe Arts Desk, Asya Draganova also points out Hynde's vitality as a punk musician and sums up the album as "a fun, melodic, and memorable listen".[12]
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