Hypocrites announcing their next album. non-stop arrives September 1 via Rhino, marking the band’s return to Warner Music Group after more than 20 years. now, Chrissie Hynde and the company released the lead single “Let the Sun in,” and revealed the album’s track list and cover art. Find all of that below.
“I’m happy to see the different meanings and origins of a word,” Hynde of the album’s title in a press release. “And I like the definition: ‘does not show a decrease in intensity.’ So when it comes to the title of the album, it seems fitting. You know… keep doing it. I think anyone in a band is always questioning if they should go on. It starts as a youthful pursuit and eventually, it makes you wonder, why am I doing this? This is the life of the artist. You never retire. You can be relentless.”
non-stop produced by David Wrench (Courtney Barnett, David Byrne) at Battery Studios in Willesden, London. The new record features guitarist James Walbourne, who also played on the Pretenders’ 2020 LP Hate to Sell. Hynde and Walbourne were joined by drummer Kris Sonne, bassist Dave Page, keyboardist/guitarist Carwyn Ellis, and double bassist Chris Hill. The closing track “I Think About You Daily” also includes a string section arranged and conducted by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, performed by the 12 Ensemble.
“I met Jonny a couple of times and we are obviously big fans of him because he has made some amazing music over the years,” said Hynde in the press materials. He continued: “I saw him in Phantom Thread premiere where the film runs on the screen with a live orchestra playing. And we talked afterwards and he expressed an interest in doing it one day. I was very happy and surprised. So when we had the idea of getting the strings on ‘I Think About You Daily,’ he was the first choice. Legend!”
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