“Blessed with an evergreen voice and an unimpeachable melodic ear, Chrissie Hynde – the keeper of one of the finer catalogues in rock – has been churning out consistently rewarding records of late. A solo album of jazz-inclined covers, 2019’s Valve Bone Woe, followed a 2016 Akron summit – Alone – with a fellow Ohioan, producer Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Hate for Sale was written in tandem wit”
“Chrissie Hynde brings back some old bandmates for a brisk record that acknowledges The Pretenders are best when they’re direct and unadorned.”