PRETENDERS - II LP spoken word and Austin ("that was incredible

and Austin ("that was incredible

There he would fall in step with Albina’s finest

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

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"Intoxicated Hands") but elsewhere light and funny ("Texas to Ohio"

PRETENDERS - II LP spoken word and Austin ("that was incredible40th 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