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Best Of/Break Up The Concrete

The Pretenders

Best Of/Break Up The Concrete

First pop/rock release in six years from Chrissie Hynde and co

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Warner Bros
UK Release date
01/06/2009
  1. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The best Pretenders record in years, a mix of galloping rockabilly and country & western songs, delivered in Hynde's trademark snarl
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  2. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    She's best at her most vulnerable, be it the rueful You Didn't Have To or the understated closer One Thing Never Changed
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  3. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Some supercharged rockabilly and plenty of lovely, soul-searching country. Recommended
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  4. 6.4 |   Pitchfork

    Her best and most exciting material may be long behind her, but three decades into her career, she still has a lot to say and-- despite this album's flaws-- a determinedly distinctive way to say it.
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  5. 6.0 |   Observer Music Monthly

    Reinvestigating her roots with some rockabilly and a Dylan vibe
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