The Pretenders Tease 'Relentless' LP With Jonny Greenwood Collaboration I Think About You Daily
Monday, 19 June 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Ki Price
The Pretenders have teamed up with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood for a new song, I Think About You Daily.
Following Let The Sun Come In, the piano-based ballad marks the second taster of the band's 14th studio album, 'Relentless', due out on September 1 via Parlophone.
The vulnerable offering serves as the record's closing track, and features a sweeping orchestral arrangement written by Greenwood. Vocalist Chrissie Hynde commented:
"I met Jonny a couple of times, and we’re obviously big fans of him because he’s done some incredible music over the years. I saw him at the Phantom Thread première where the film was running on screen with a live orchestra playing. And we spoke afterward and he expressed an interest in doing something one day. I was thrilled and very surprised. He also came down to see a Valve Bone Woe show we were doing in the basement of a Pizza Express. So when we discussed the idea of getting strings on I Think About You Daily, he was the first choice. Legend!"
Greenwood added: "It was a genuine honour to score strings for Chrissie. The arrangement wrote itself because of that voice. She’s one of the greatest singers in popular music, and her continuing passion for creation was an inspiring experience, from first the email to the last note of the recording."
The band will support Guns N' Roses on their European tour, which includes a date at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on June 27 and London's BST Hyde Park on June 30.
They also appear at various summer festivals, including the UK's BBC Radio 2 In The Park in September.
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