Pet Shop Boys

Artist:  Pet Shop Boys
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Pop, Synthpop, Art Pop, New Wave, Dance Pop, House, Alternative Dance

Original line-up:

Neil Tennant:  Lead  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Violin, Trumpet
Chris Lowe:  Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizers, Programming, Samples, Computer, Piano, Electronic Piano, Electric Piano, Drums, Electronic Drums, Organ, Panpipes, Tuba, Didgeridoo, Sequencers

Pet Shop Boys are an English Synthpop Duo from London, formed in 1981, consisting of Neil Tennant (lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass), and Chris Lowe (Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programming, Piano, Organ, Vocals).  They have sold more 50 million records worldwide and are listed as the most successful Duo in UK Music History by The Guinness Book Of Records.  Three-time Brit Award Winners and Six-time Grammy nominees.  Since 1985, they have achieved 42 Top 3 Singles, 22 of them Top 10 Hits in the UK Singles Chart, including four UK No. 1:  "West End Girls" (also No. 1on the US Billboard Hot 100), "It's A Sin", "Always On My Mind", "Heart", "Go West" and more!.  In 2009 Brit Awards in London, they received an Award for Outstanding Contribution To Music.   In 2016, Billboard Magazine name Pet Shop Boys the No. 1 Dance Duo/Group over the 40 years since 1976.  In 2017 they received NME's Godlike Genius Award.

Title:   Hotspot  (2020)
Genre:  Pop, Synthpop, Art Pop, New Wave, Dance Pop, House, Alternative Dance
Label:  X2
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Will-o-The Wisp  (4:29)
 2.  You Are The One  (3:55)
 3.  Happy People   (3:51)
 4.  Dreamland (feat. Years & Years)  (3:26)
 5.  Hoping For a Miracle  (5:01)
 6.  I Don't Wanna  (4:03)
 7.  Monkey Business  (4:09)
 8.  Only The Dark  (3:38)
 9.  Burning The Heather  (5:27)
10. Wedding In Berlin  (4:41)

Format:  LP:

Side A:

 1.  Will-o-The Wisp  (4:29)
 2.  You Are The One  (3:55)
 3.  Happy People   (3:51)
 4.  Dreamland (feat. Years & Years)  (3:26)
 5.  Hoping For a Miracle  (5:01)

Side B:

 1.  I Don't Wanna  (4:03)
 2.  Monkey Business  (4:09)
 3.  Only The Dark  (3:38)
 4.  Burning The Heather  (5:27)

 5.  Wedding In Berlin  (4:41)

Personnel:

Pet Shop Boys:  Performers and Programming
Stuart Price:  Bass, Additional Programming
Bernard Butler:  Guitar on "Burning The Heather"
Keely Hawkes:  Additional Vocals on "Monkey Business"

Hotspot is the fourteenth studio album by Pet Shop Boys, released on January 24, 2020 by X2, includes the singles "Dreamland", featuring Years & Years, "Burning The Heather", and "Monkey Business".  The album reached No. 1 on US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) Chart.