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The Pretenders frontwoman was hit by a lightning bolt of inspiration last year, after bandmate James Walbourne sent her Dylan’s new 17-minute opus, Murder Most Foul. As a result, the pair decided to delve into Dylan’s back catalogue, sending ideas for arrangements and their respective parts back and forth by text message until they could be mastered by Tchad Blake at a later date.
Despite the roughshod nature of their home recording, these nine covers have both a charm and a respectful sense of deference. Hynde has wisely steered clear of the better-known tracks in Dylan’s canon, instead pilfering from albums such as 1981’s Shot of Love (In the Summertime, Every Grain of Sand), with rare demos such as the quiet frenzy of Blind Willie McTell and Tomorrow Is a Long Time filling out the tracklist.
