I had the great opportunity to listen to ELECTRIC last week. Lots of thanks to Curt from Kobaltmusic! Here is my impression track by track: Axis (9/10): Most of you have already heard the track. If not, you can do so here: https://petshopboys-online.com/news/read/headline/Electric/details/1054 Great opener, gives a very good impression of the overall sounding of the album: Pet Shop Boys at their finest, 80s mood, modern and electric produced. Very energetic. Bolshy (8/10): Very catchy, very groovy, interesting vocals. It has a break in the middle that reminds of Always on my mind / in my house. Love is a bourgeois construct (10/10): Wow, high-energy 'Go West' like hymn with catchy lead melody/sound and - how else could it be – big choir. Interesting instrumental/vocal break. Very straight forward dance track. Backing melody with bells. Fluorescent (8/10): A sample is already published, you can listen to it here https://petshopboys-online.com/news/read/headline/Album-teaser/details/1058 BUT what you don't hear and can not be expected: it goes on with a fat deep house beat. It includes lots of pitched lead sounds which makes this a cool deep house club track. Inside a dream (7/10): Technoid song that for me sounds like it is named: 'Inside a dream'. Kind of fluffy and spheric but also rough and dark. There is one style element that goes through the album: bells. Here again The last to die (10/10): Also one of my favourite tracks on the album. It is a cover-version of Bruce Springsteens 'The last to die' but for sure in Pet Shop Boys ELECTRIC style, dancy, 4 on the floor, energetic with kind of rocky mood. Reminds me of the Pet Shop Boys version of 'Viva la vida' with Madonna 'Hung up' bass filter. Shouting in the evening (8/10): This one you would never have expected from Pet Shop Boys. Really fast really techno, lots of vocal samples, no real chorus or verse with sweepy pitched lead sounds. You will surely hear this track at 9 in the morning at Berghain or every other electric/minimal/techno club. Thursday (9/10): Pure 80s with - again - bells. Here we can hear Chris saying 'Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday' like he did in 'Time on my hands' '70, 80, 90, Party'. Most vocals were spoken / rapped, so it sounds a bit like West End Girls to me. The guest rapper 'Example' brings an Eminem touch to this song. I liked the line 'Its not over' Vocal (9/10): Will be the next single after AXIS, the first airplay at radio1 already happened yesterday. A CD single release is planned as well as a 12“ vinyl, the download at iTunes is possible since now! It sounds a bit like David Gueatta meets 2 Unlimited and Daft Punk, fat synth pads and already played by Club DJs(!) around the world. Massive Clubtrack! In general this album is what most of us have waited for years! Feel good music, lots of catchy tunes, finest electric/technoid pop and club tracks. Stuart price did an amazing production job, it sounds very modern, very fresh and very Pet Shop Boys. Some parts/tunes/effects/filters made me thinking of Madonnas 'Confession on a Dance Floor' which was also produced by Stuart Price. For me, the best since VERY!

[Updated] Here are the tourdates of the Pet Shop Boys Electric Tour 2013! To be continued! March 22nd - Mexico, Papantla de Olarte, Cumbre Tajín Festival May 13th - Chile, Santiago, Movistar Arena May 16th - Argentina, Buenos Aires, Luna Park May 18th - Paraguay, Asunción Conmebol Bourbon Convention Center May 22nd - Brazil, São Paulo, Credicard Hall May 25th - Colombia. Bogota, Centro de Eventos Bima June 3rd - Russia, St Petersburg, Oktiaborski Concert Hall June 5th - Russia, Moscow, Crocus Hall June 9th - Denmark, Copenhagen, Falconer Salen June 11th - France, Paris Grand Rex June 15th - Spain, Barcelona Sónar Festival June 18th - UK, London O2 Arena June 20th - UK, Manchester Arena June 23rd - Israel, Tel Aviv, Nokia Hall arena June 26th - Turkey, Istanbul, Life Park June 29th - Sweden, Stockholm, Peace & Love festival July 1st - Germany, Dortmund, Westfalenhalle Music Week July 3rd - Czech Republic, KV Arena in Karlovy July 7th - Finland, Turku, The Ruisrock Festival July 9th - Germany, Freiburg, ZMF July 10th - Germany, Munich, Tollwood Festival, July 16th - Greece, Athens, Ejekt Festival July 25th - Colombia, Bogota, Centro de Eventos Bima August 9th - Japan, Tokyo, Sonicmania August 11th - Japan, Tokyo, Summer Sonic August 15th - South Korea, Seoul, Supersonic Festival August 17th - Indonesia, Jakarta, Skenoo Hall August 22nd - China, Beijing, Mastercard Centre September 6th - Germany, Berlin, Berlin Festival October 15th - Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City Arena USA/Canada dates here: https://petshopboys-online.com/news/read/headline/USA-and-Canada/details/1055

Fluorescent - Taken from the upcoming album ELECTRIC being released on July, 15th.

Pet Shop Boys' Electric world tour just began. Here's the setlist of their first show - in Santiago: Electric One more chance/Face like that Opportunities Memory of the future Fugitive/Integral (Sample of 'The Rite of Spring') I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing Suburbia I'm not scared Invisible The last to die/Somewhere Leaving Thursday Love etc I get excited/Rent Miracles It's a sin Domino dancing Love is a bourgeois construct Always on my mind West end girls Vocal Check the images-section for new images! If you have taken any nice pictures that you like to share with other Petheads, feel free to upload them here: https://petshopboys-online.com/images/upload/

[Updated] The new album Electric will be released on July 12th (in Germany) and July 15th everywhere else. Listen to the Boys Noize Remix below! This is the tracklisting: 1. Axis 2. Bolshy 3. Love is a bourgeois construct 4. Fluorescent 5. Inside a dream 6. The last to die 7. Shouting in the evening 8. Thursday (featuring Example) 9. Vocal The first single will be Axis and is already available at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/axis-single/id642387759?affId=2051894&ign-mpt=uo=4 German Petheads can see it here: http://smarturl.it/psbaxisvideo?IQid=splash