Pet Shop Boys' new single premieres on February 9th
Posted at
8:56 PM,
28 January 2009
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 The new Pet Shop Boys single, "Love etc.", will get its first exclusive play on radio on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce Show between 9.30 am and 12 noon on February 9th.
"Love etc." will be the first taste of Pet Shop Boys' new album Yes. The album will be released on March 23rd, following the new single, which is coming out on March 16 and is described by the band as «a post-lifestyle anthem which sounds like nothing we’ve done before».
This week's issue of Music Week magazine previews "Love etc." in its playlist: «A combination that sounds as good on the ear as it does on paper. Pet Shop Boys and Xenomania get the new album campaign off to a very strong start». PopJustice has also written extensively about the single («it's the first Pet Shop Boys single in ages that takes a few listens before it clicks but, in classic Xenomania fashion, when you do get your ahead around it the whole thing sounds totally sensible») and the album («a big, happy, sad, modern-sounding proper pop album»).
Yes was produced by Brian Higgins/Xenomania. Xenomania co-wrote three tracks ("Love Etc", "More Than a Dream", "The Way It Used to Be") with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
The album also features collaborations with former Smith’s guitarist Johnny Marr (who was in the supergroup Electronic with Tennant), as well as string arrangements by Final Fantasy’s Owen Pallett (on "Beautiful People" and "Legacy").
Yes is the follow-up to 2006's Fundamental. The Pet Shop Boys will be honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the Brit Awards.
This is the album's track list:
01 Love Etc.
02 All Over the World
03 Beautiful People
04 Did You See Me Coming?
05 Vulnerable
06 More Than a Dream
07 Building a Wall
08 King of Rome
09 Pandemonium
10 The Way It Used to Be
11 LegacyLabels: Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys team up with Girls Aloud
Posted at
11:17 PM,
04 October 2008
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 The Pet Shop Boys have co-written a song for Girls Aloud's new album, titled "The Loving Kind". Neil Tennant describes the song as «beautiful, but still dancey», and says that «there is talk of it being released as a single».
The Sun has had the «exclusive first listen» to Girls Aloud's album and claims that it is «yet more pop perfection», with «a mixture of ballads and the relentlessly upbeat, catchy hits we have come to expect».
According to The Sun, the album ends with a drum’n’ bass track called "Live In The Country", which is «about moving to the countryside — complete with farm animal sound effects». There are also «a couple of 80s-inspired tracks» and «an infectious dance track» with rapping by Nadine Coyle, titled "Revolution in the Head".
Out of Control is released on November 10th. This is the tracklist:
1. The Promise
2. The Loving Kind
3. Rolling Back the Rivers
4. Love is the Key
5. Turn 2 Stone
6. Untouchable
7. Fix Me Up
8. Love is Pain
9. Miss You Bow Wow
10. Revolution in the Head
11. Live in the Country
12. We Wanna Party (bonus track)
Meanwhile, at the Xenomania house, Johnny Marr is working on his guitar parts for a few Pet Shop Boys songs:
And today Chris Lowe from the Pet Shop Boys celebrates his birthday. Happy birthday!Labels: Girls Aloud, Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys
Johnny Marr is working with Pet Shop Boys/Xenomania
Posted at
9:03 AM,
02 October 2008
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Johnny Marr (best known for being the founder member and guitarist in The Smiths) has been at Xenomania's house to play on a few songs for Pet Shop Boys' new album. Neil Tennant has posted a picture of Marr's "arrival":
Exciting.Labels: Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys
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The new Pet Shop Boys single, "Love etc.", will get its first exclusive play on radio on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce Show between 9.30 am and 12 noon on February 9th.
