Hate for Sale
by Pretenders
  • Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Jul 17, 2020
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. PopMatters
    Aug 18, 2020
    60
    Yes, Hate for Sale is unbalanced. However, the Pretenders maintain an unapologetic devotion to the sound, which defined their success. Hate for Sale maintains a formidability that rejects compromise.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Jul 16, 2020
    60
    A few of the melodies fail to stick. ... But when Hynde reels out the rockabilly to target more deadbeats on “Junkie Walk” and “Didn’t Want to Be This Lonely” in the closing stretch, everything clicks.

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. atanner
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    This is their best album since Learning to Crawl and depending on your taste you might like it more as its closer to the sound of the firstThis is their best album since Learning to Crawl and depending on your taste you might like it more as its closer to the sound of the first two albums; a mix of punk and 60's/70's rock. Oddly, the fantastic 60's soul ballad You Can't Hurt a Fool feels out of place even though it's stellar which is testament to the fact that the albums is all rockers, jangly pop and one great reggae track. This is the first Pretenders album since the 80's that truly feels like a cohesive band recorded an album.… Full Review »
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