From the British music industry journal, “Music Week”: Pet Shop Boys are facing a close battle with Ronan Keating as they look to score their first number one album in the UK in more than 15 years. The duo’s new Parlophone-issued album “Yes” is presently around 1,200 units ahead of Keating’s Polydor release “Songs For My Mother”, according to early retail reports, but the story is made more complicated by the PSB album having accidentally ended up on iTunes three days early last week. It is understood around 2,500 sales of the album achieved on the Apple site following its premature release there last Friday will not count towards this coming week’s chart as they will be recognised as sales from last week instead. Pet Shop Boys, who won the outstanding contribution award at this year’s Brits, have only topped the albums chart once before. “Very” reached number one in October 1993.
Pet Shop Boys’ brand-new album “Nonetheless” is out now on Parlophone Records.
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Looking for a new Bohemia in Margate! We had a wonderful day there shooting the video for our next single with director Andrew Haigh. Thanks to everyone who took part. xx
The cast of the new London production of “Closer to Heaven” has just been announced. Full details and ticket information at the link below.
Very happy to read the first “Nonetheless” album reviews and all your kind messages about our new album this week. x
Pet Shop Boys’ “Dancing star” is this week’s Track of the Week on Absolute Radio. You can hear it playing on the “Evening Show” all week long from 7pm BST today.
Thanks to everyone at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, for hosting our “Nonetheless” launch event in their spectacular building and to Jon Savage for interviewing us. And of course to everyone who attended the event!
(Photo: Jon Savage)
The Amazon UK “CDs and Vinyl” chart this morning, the day after the release of “Nonetheless” Thanks to everyone who has bought the new album!
This Sunday, 28th April at 4pm BST, Greatest Hits Radio will air “When Jackie Brambles met Pet Shop Boys”, a one-hour special featuring PSB music and an interview with Neil and Chris. Further details at the link below.