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markus wrote: Sun 22 Feb 2026, 2:54 amNo support for pedophile, neo-Nazi, or homophobic ideas has ever been tolerated here. Allowing this forum to promote hateful propaganda would be a total moral collapse.

Disco. wrote: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 10:27 am In an interview with a Chilean Radistation Neil has confirmed that A man …. will be released later in the year, and then they will start work on a new album which will. Be out in 2028,

retrofuturist wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 12:15 amHopefully when Neil says "political" he means Fundamental-style political in the sense of songcraft which is able to transcend echo chambers, rather than Agenda-style political which is uninspired preaching to the converted. I'm a little over Pet Shop Boys occasionally morphing into an audio accompaniment to The Guardian to be honest. On the other hand, give me an Integral-style banger about authoritarian over-reach, or a daring Fugitive-style piece that forces listeners to think beyond their usual frames of reference, and I'd be thoroughly delighted.

NotInvisible wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 3:49 am I think the crux of it is that Pet Shop Boys have a surprising number of right-wing fans, so there will always be moaning.

retrofuturist wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:15 amIt's all the more reason that if they are going to do something "political", that they do it well, and if it can't be at the standard of Shopping, Integral, We're All Criminals Now, The Dictator Decides, I'm With Stupid, The Theatre, Indefinite Leave To Remain etc. they may be best to tuck the tracks away on a stand-alone EP, or as b-sides.

nonesuch wrote: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 2:25 pm Here's the interview. The part about the new albums starts around 8:50.

https://youtu.be/_8WRY2SHdIs?si=pd_aYoBBtbVB9vWR

telys wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 11:17 am Agenda had a song about not forgetting the plight of children and preserving our humanity and empathy when seeing children suffering.
Another song about the negative consequences of social media (written from the perspective of somebody with the experience of a society without social media online, some would call that wisdom)
Another song probably criticising the world's most powerful leader. If you are the most powerful leader in the world as well as democratically elected, you are supposed to take critique. But the song also in a broader sense discuss the problem of leading politicians not listening to science, evidence and experience. This is a fact that is being discussed more and more, not at least on a scientific level (social science).
The fourth song adresses the world's new elite class, the superwealthy. PSB are not part of this class. Noone on this forum is part of this class in society. The Epstein files reveal in large part how this new super elite class behave, not only being super rich but also being morally and politically depraved.

If you can't take this coming from your favourite band, well then you have been infected with overwhelming ideology, preventing you from analysing reality

Dog wrote: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 5:09 pm I wonder if A Man From The Future will be Pet Shop Boys or Tennant/Lowe? I suspect the latter.

canveyboy wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 1:48 pm

Dog wrote: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 5:09 pm I wonder if A Man From The Future will be Pet Shop Boys or Tennant/Lowe? I suspect the latter.

I’ve always wondered that too. I hope it’s a Tennant/Lowe release so that BP and TMIT finally have an addition to the Tennant/Lowe catalogue! They’re back on Parlophone now so it’s a good possibility.

It always annoyed me that Beautiful Laundrette was released as a PSB release. They’re weren’t on Parlophone then so maybe that’s why?

daveid wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 2:07 pm

canveyboy wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 1:48 pm

Dog wrote: Sat 21 Feb 2026, 5:09 pm I wonder if A Man From The Future will be Pet Shop Boys or Tennant/Lowe? I suspect the latter.

I’ve always wondered that too. I hope it’s a Tennant/Lowe release so that BP and TMIT finally have an addition to the Tennant/Lowe catalogue! They’re back on Parlophone now so it’s a good possibility.

It always annoyed me that Beautiful Laundrette was released as a PSB release. They’re weren’t on Parlophone then so maybe that’s why?

Laund(e)rette was more pop though so maybe that's why. Birdman was billed as Tennant/Lowe but was only released as part of Yes FL so who knows. It'll be good to get two more proper T/L releases after 15 long years.

canveyboy wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 3:14 pm

daveid wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 2:07 pm

canveyboy wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 1:48 pm

I’ve always wondered that too. I hope it’s a Tennant/Lowe release so that BP and TMIT finally have an addition to the Tennant/Lowe catalogue! They’re back on Parlophone now so it’s a good possibility.

It always annoyed me that Beautiful Laundrette was released as a PSB release. They’re weren’t on Parlophone then so maybe that’s why?

Laund(e)rette was more pop though so maybe that's why. Birdman was billed as Tennant/Lowe but was only released as part of Yes FL so who knows. It'll be good to get two more proper T/L releases after 15 long years.

Yeah true, there were a couple of pop songs on there so maybe that’s why!

So what’s the 2nd T/L release other than AMFTF? Do you mean Naked? Do you think that’ll be a full Tennant/Lowe release in the same vein as TMIT?

daveid wrote: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 3:47 pm I assume so as it's another ballet based on Hans Christian Anderson