Ian Richard Devaney’s nascent music career was struggling to get out of the blocks but everything changed when he heard Electricity, the debut single from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Released back in 1979, it helped make OMD one of the most beloved synth-pop bands of the era and it paved the way, decades later, for Devaney’s next band.
Later this year, Chrissie Hynde’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll institution the Pretenders will release the new album Relentless. We’ve already posted first single “Let The Sun Come In,” and now the band has shared the song’s grand closing track, which features some help from an unexpected collaborator. The regretful ballad “I Think About You Daily” has a string arrangement from Radiohead multi-instrumentalist and film composer Johny Greenwood, who also conducted the 12 Ensemble in the recording session.