PET SHOP BOYS - Fundamental Review

The promotional insert included with Fundamental brings into sharp relief the broad range of ages and cultures across which the Pet Shop Boys' appeal operates. Can there be any older artists flogging ringtones to teens?...full text Prepare for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame interment when critics praise your latest release as Your Best Album Since. When you’ve recorded a benchmark, it joins Some Girls, Blood on the Tracks, Scary Monsters, Sign ‘O’ the Times, Spice, and The Blueprint. With Fundamental, Pet Shop Boy Chris Lowe can start modeling the Versace shirt he’ll wear to the ceremony. This is their Best Album Since Very....full text Fundamental', as the title suggests, highlights a return to what Pet Shop Boys do best � arch and glacial electronic pop music. Back in 2002 they spurned electroclash by putting out the guitar-flecked disappointment 'Release' � yet given that genre's burial as deep as its founders hooters were in powder-filled nose bags, even that decision feels timely....full text