Cover albums are becoming quite a popular thing to do nowadays. After Morrissey and Jesse Hughes previously announced their respective covers albums, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde now decided to do the same.
Hynde will release her own album of covers, titled Valve Bone Woe, on September 6. The record will see The Pretenders’ vocalist and guitarist delivering her versions of songs from Frank, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Charlie Mingus, John Coltrane, Nick Drake, and others.
According to Hynde, the covers will jazz-influenced.
“I’m not hugely interested in branching out into other musical genres, being a devout rock singer as such, but jazz is something I grew up around,” – said Hynde about Valve Bone Woe. “Jazz got sidelined by rock & roll in the ‘60s, but now the demise of rock seems to be heralding in a newfound interest in it, the most creative and innovative musical forms of the 20th century. I’m happy to jump on the bandwagon.”
As part of the announcement, Chrissie Hynde also shared two songs from the LP; Beach Boys’ “Caroline, No” and Don Raye and Gene De Paul’s “You Don’t Know What Love Is.” Hear them below.
Hynde’s latest album release came in 2016 when she released Alone with The Pretenders. Prior to that, she presented her debut solo album Stockholm in 2014.
