The Pretenders releases new song “Let The Sun Come In”

The Pretenders will release a new studio album called “Relentless” next September 1st and revealed the first single called “Let The Sun Come In”. “I enjoy seeing the various meanings and origins of a word,” the vocalist and guitarist Chrissie Hynde said about the album’s title. “I liked the definition: ‘Showing no abatement of intensity.’ It’s the life of the artist. You never retire. You become relentless.”

About the writing process of the new record she said: “We had developed this method of working remotely, and it seemed like we just kept on doing it for this album. This is something that we’ve honed down to an art in the last few years. [Walbourne] always comes up with something I wouldn’t have thought of myself, and I love surprises.”

The band’s current line-up his formed by the original members Chrissie Hynde (Vocals, guitar and harmonica), Martin Chambers (Drums), Nick Wilkinson (Bass – Since 2005), James Walbourne (Guitar and keyboards – Since 2008) and Eric Heywood (Guitar – Since 2008).

Hear the new Pretenders song “Let The Sun Come In”:

‘Relentless’ tracklist

1. ”Losing My Sense of Taste”
2. ”A Love”
3. ”Domestic Silence”
4. ”The Copa”
5. ”Promise Of Love”
6. ”Merry Widow”
7. ”Let the Sun Come In”
8. ”Look Away”
9. “Your House is On Fire”
10. “Just Let It Go”
11. “Vainglorious”
12. “I Think About You Daily” (with orchestral arrangement by Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead)

Next Pretenders release dateMay

• 12 – GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL – Brighton, UK
• 13 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
• 14 – Cambridge, UK – Mash
• 16 – Frome, UK – Cheese & Grain
• 17 – Stoke, UK – The Sugarmill
• 19 – Limerick, Ireland – Dolans
• 20 – Cork, Ireland – Cyprus Avenue
• 21 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre
• 23 – Belfast, UK – Limelight
• 25 – Midnight Sun Weekender – Lews Castle, Stornaway, Scotland
• 28 – Bearded Theory – Catton Hall, Derbyshire
• 30 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
• 31 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma

June

• 9 – Madrid, Spain – Civitas Metropolitan Stadium (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)
• 11 – KITE Festival – Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire
• 12 – Vigo, Spain – Estadio Abanca Balaídos (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)
• 16 – Azkena Rock Festival – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
• 17 – Black Deer Festival – Eridge Park, Kent
• 27 – Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)
• 30 – London, UK – Hyde Park (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)

July

• 3 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)
• 5 – Bern, Switzerland – BERNEXPO (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)
• 8 – Rome, Italy – Circo Massimo (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)
• 11 – Landgraaf, Netherlands – Evenementeterrein Weert Noord (As Guns N’ Roses opening act)

October

• 1 – Dana Point, California – Ohana Festival