Stereogum — Last we checked in with Valley Queen was two years ago upon the release of "In My Place," a song that fulfilled a fantasy I didn't know I had: Florence Welch fronting a retro rock band with traces of Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, and the Pretend... more info

Uncut — The Pretender talks history, Morrissey and Donald Trump Photo by Dean Chalkley “In many ways, we’re living in enlightened times,” says Chrissie Hynde. Tom Pinnock enjoys an audience with an indefatigable rock …Continue reading » The po... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup also includes Pretenders, Kamasi Washington, The Specials, Seu Jorge, Margo Price, Violent Femmes, The Bangles, Margaret Glaspy, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Kings of Leon, Alanis Morissette, Belle and Sebastian, The Pretenders, and The Specials also confirmed for California festival. more info

JamBase — Umphrey's McGee dusted off a pair of mash-ups and invited out Nicole Atkin's to front them for a cover from The Pretenders last night in Philly. more info

Stereogum — It's Ty Segall commercial blitz time! The one-man garage-rock factory has been cranking out standalone singles lately: "Alta," "Meaning," "My Lady's On Fire," "The Main Pretender." And last night, Segall was a musical guest on Conan, where he debuted... more info

Indie Music News — On November 3rd, Primitive Race released their compelling alternative rock album “Soul Pretender”, with vocals handled by Chuck Mosely (Faith No More, Bad Brains, Cement, VUA), music by Erie Loch (LUXT, Blownload, Exageist), Mark Gemini … Read ... more info

Uncut — And on saxophone... Mikal Cronin Photo by Chris McAndrew And on saxophone... Mikal Cronin The post Hear Ty Segall’s new song, “The Main Pretender” appeared first on Uncut. more info

Stereogum — The tireless Ty Segall has released yet another new track, the latest in a series of singles that includes "Alta," "Meaning," and "My Lady's On Fire," all united by their singular-color artwork. This next one's called "The Main Pretender" and it's ma... more info

Popdose — It’s hard not to view Primitive Race’s sophomore outing, Soul Pretender, as the next chapter in Chuck Mosley’s epic comeback story. On the record, out Friday on Metropolis, Mosley is positively radiant, sounding better, sharper and more engaged... more info