Full press release

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Pet Shop Boys release brand-new single `Loneliness' & announce new album `nonetheless' along with new live shows!!

Pet Shop Boys start a busy 2024 with the announcement of a brand news single `Loneliness’, the forthcoming release of a brand new, 10-track studio album, ‘nonetheless’, on Parlophone Records on April 26 and five special performances at London’s Royal Opera House in July.

The lead single ‘Loneliness’, which PSB describe as ‘uplifting music with reflective lyrics’ – is available digitally now and will be released as a CD single on Feb 16.

2x digital bundles available from today, Jan 31. Track listings:

ALL DSP’S except Amazon and Apple Music;

Loneliness (radio edit)
Loneliness (album version)
Party in the Blitz
Through you (extended mix)

Amazon and Apple Music only

Loneliness (radio edit)
Party in the Blitz
Through you (extended mix)

CD SINGLE (released Feb 16)

Loneliness (radio edit)
Party in the Blitz
Through you (extended mix)

The video for Loneliness was directed by renowned photographer/director Alasdair McLellan. https://youtu.be/dUVfoybVqIg

The `nonetheless’ album, out on April 26th, is the duo’s first with producer James Ford, who has previously worked with artists including Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur, Gorillaz and Simian Mobile Disco. The album also marks the duo’s return to Parlophone, the label which released their iconic and massively successful material spanning 1985-2012.

The `nonetheless’ album can now be pre-ordered, which will give access to priority tickets for a very special run of five PSB shows at London’s Royal Opera House from July 23 – 27. In 2016 Pet Shop Boys became the first electronic group to play the venue with a four-performance run that was so rapturously received they returned there in 2018 for further sold-out shows garnering even greater acclaim than before.

Presale access to purchase Royal Opera House tickets will be available by pre-ordering ‘nonetheless’ albums and bundles from the official Pet Shop Boys UK/EU store www.petshopboys.co.uk

PET SHOP BOYS ‘nonetheless’ features 10 brand new tracks, recorded and mixed in London last year, primarily at James Ford’s studio in East London. The orchestra and backing vocals were recorded at The Church studio in North London. The track listing is:

LONELINESS
FEEL
WHY AM I DANCING?
NEW LONDON BOY
DANCING STAR
A NEW BOHEMIA
THE SCHLAGER HIT PARADE
THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS
BULLET FOR NARCISSUS
LOVE IS THE LAW

The music on ‘nonetheless’ is both uplifting and reflective, mixing electronics, live instruments and orchestral arrangements. The songs are very melodic and quintessentially Pet Shop Boys with a fresh, open sound, bringing together classic strands of PSB songwriting and moving them in new directions.

Pet Shop Boys said today: “We’re very excited to release this new album. Its 10 tracks are the strongest indicators of where we are today. Like much of our music it’s very reflective. It was great to work with James Ford, who we think has brought new elements to our music. Our demos are sometimes quite complicated, and James has dared to make us a bit more minimal at times - but also, the string arrangements are very beautiful. Some of the record is quite heart-breaking, but we hope a lot of it is also uplifting. It’s a record we’re very proud of.”

Pet Shop Boys also spoke about the creative process around the record: “We wanted this album to be a celebration of the unique and diverse emotions that make us human. From the more dance-orientated tracks to the raw poignancy of the introspective ballads, with their beautiful string arrangements, each track tells a story and contributes to the overall narrative of the album.”

Notably energised and driven by the huge resurgence spawned by their last trilogy of studio albums and the ongoing success of their ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’ tour, ‘nonetheless’ is the sound of a group at a new peak of their remarkably consistent creative power.

`nonetheless’ album formats -

CD
Standard CD – 10-track album in gatefold soft-pack, with a 12-page booklet.
Deluxe 2CD set – 10-track album + bonus four-track EP, ‘furthermore’, packaged in a card wallet housing 2 inner card wallets with 2 CDs and a 12-page booklet. The four bonus tracks are completely new recordings of ‘Heart’, ‘Being boring’, ‘Always on my mind’ and ‘It’s a sin’.

VINYL
Standard black vinyl.
Amazon – clear vinyl.
HMV/Indies – grey vinyl.
D2C exclusive – deluxe double white vinyl + bonus four-track EP ‘furthermore’ in a gatefold sleeve.

CASSETTE

Having sold in excess of 50 million records, Pet Shop Boys are easily the most successful UK duo of all time. Since their first Number 1 single, ‘West End girls’, of which the original version celebrates its 40th anniversary in Aoril 2024, they have forged a singular path. Such is the strength of their catalogue that in June 2020 The Guardian reported that ‘West End girls’ had been voted the greatest Number 1 single ever in the UK: “36 years on, their debut single still pulses with that beguiling ambiguity - perfect pop equilibrium that almost made Dusty Springfield crash her car the first time she heard it.”

BRIT awards and Grammy nominations have been numerous, including in 2009 when Pet Shop Boys won the BRIT for outstanding contribution to music; in 2000 Pet Shop Boys’ song-writing was rewarded with the Ivor Novello award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music - with over 70 hit singles spanning five decades, song-writing remains resolutely at the core of Pet Shop Boys’ continuing relevance and success.

PSB’s last three albums, recorded with producer Stuart Price, coincided with extended bouts of touring which saw the group headline Glastonbury for the third time, as well as headlining other major music festivals across the world. The duo also toured the US in 2022 in the co-headlining ‘Unity’ tour with New Order, which saw them selling out arenas including Madison Square Garden in New York and the Hollywood Bowl in LA. PSB finished that year headlining Edinburgh’s iconic Hogmanay show. More dates for the Dreamworld tour have already been announced for 2024, including a headline slot at the Isle of Wight Festival this summer.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE : JULY 23, 24, 25, 26, 27.

Tickets for the Royal Opera House will be available from (ADD TICKET INFO).

In a special cinema release in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing, ‘Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen’ is coming to screens worldwide for an exclusive two-night event later today (Jan 31) and Sunday February 4, showcasing Pet Shop Boys' electrifying tour captured at the Royal Arena in the Danish capital last summer. Tickets are available now via psbdreamworldlivefilm.com

[TallThinMan]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting how they’ve capitalised the album title in that press release.

I like the symmetry of the words ‘Loneliness’ and ‘Nonetheless’.

[Nicholas]

It’s Victoria Wood’s ‘dinnerladies’ all over again!