PRETENDERS - II LP spoken word these town criers and tavern-bound

these town criers and tavern-bound troubadours sing of golden highways

Recorded mostly on Jason Pierce's laptop

It was a departure from the industrial music he had been making with his group Storm Bugs

and a bouquet of social media outlets at the fingertips of just about any self-proclaimed "musician" in the western world

PRETENDERS - II LP spoken word these town criers and tavern-bound40th anniversary edition. 180 gram vinyl. Remastered. Highly recommended. Pretenders II is an uncommonly sweet assortment of 12 delectable morsels, key ingredient being young Chrissie Hynde's bold, nasty song structures, her grooves and rhythms ranging from odd, off kilter counts (Message of Love, Waste Not Want Not) to simple, driving rock clichs (Louie Louie). The frosting that makes every song so delicious stems from the late great James Honeyman