Reviews
"With her velvet-sandpaper vocals and unflappable rock-chick cool, Hynde is more than enough to build an album around....She cuts loose with an effortlessness it takes years to cultivate..." -- Grade: B, 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's Hynde who steals the show with her lip-curling vibrato, part Elvis, part Dusty, never more intoxicating than on the seductive 'Almost Perfect'...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "The steel guitar of Son Volt's Eric Heywood is a new voice to the mix, while Jim Keltner adds a veteran's deft touch to the rhythm tracks.", "The Pretenders' ninth studio album is a pleasant roots record....Hynde sings about May-September romance and the search for the paved-over soul of her busted hometown, Akron, Ohio...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The best Pretenders record in years, a mix of galloping rockabilly and country & western songs, delivered in Hynde's trademark snarl...", "Hynde's voice is as recognizable as ever -- all slow vibrato, unrestrained high notes and staccato alto..."