The Pretenders have completed their new studio album ‘Break Up The Concrete’, their first new material for six years, and are previewing a track a week until it’s release in September, via their website

The label have made the first album track “Boots of Chinese Plastic” available as a free MP3 from www.thepretenders.com.

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Each week another new track will be downloadable.

The new album on the Shangri-La Music label will first

be released on vinyl only, then on CD in October.

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The Pretenders are due to play London’s Koko on July 30,

previewing the new album as well as playing classics.