If you went back in time, not even the most delusionally devoted Durannie would have predicted these boys would still be inventing the future on their goddamn 15th album. Nine days after its premiere, he died tragically after drinking unboiled water during a cholera epidemic. Hynde also had plenty of help from the other Pretenders, who backed up her raw writing with inventive, tricky musicianship. It exhibits an elegant aroma, where notes of fine flowers, rose water, and a selection of fresh fruits, including wild strawberry and raspberry. Such sly nods to modernity root Night and Day in the new wave era, but composer aspirations lend the album a lasting elegance.
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