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Break Up the Concrete
Rock · 2008 · 13 tracks · 43m

Break Up the Concrete

Pretenders

August 28, 2008 · Rhino Records (2)

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A gritty and restless blend of defiant rock and roll energy with moments of dusty, roadside melancholy.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 43m
01
Boots of Chinese Plastic
2:31
02
The Nothing Maker
3:58
03
Don’t Lose Faith in Me
2:45
04
Don’t Cut Your Hair
2:14
05
Love’s a Mystery
3:02
06
The Last Ride
3:41
07
Almost Perfect
4:48
08
You Didn’t Have To
3:10
09
Rosalee
4:15
10
Break Up the Concrete
2:41
11
One Thing Never Changed
3:44
12
I Go to Sleep
2:38
13
Both Sides of Goodbye
3:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The frantic, runaway-train rockabilly shuffle that kicks off Boots of Chinese Plastic.
The mournful, weeping pedal steel that anchors the slow-burn balladry of The Last Ride.
Chrissie Hynde's staccato, rhythmic delivery on the title track as it mimics a jackhammer.
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