• Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Jul 17, 2020
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. 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 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 reggaeThis 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. Expand
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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. 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. Jul 29, 2020
    80
    Much of the liveliness of Hate for Sale is due to Street capturing the Pretenders as a straight-up rock & roll band, adding a little flair to the mix but being sure there's enough color and groove so it's not monochromatic. It helps that the songs are good, too.
  3. Jul 22, 2020
    67
    Hynde responds to the drummer’s studio return not just by writing the band’s tightest rock record in ages but by thrusting the group’s interplay to the forefront. By doing so, she makes an effective case that the Pretenders are indeed a rock’n’roll band, not a singer-songwriter in disguise.