Pet Shop Boys know the secret to staying cool, four decades in
LONDON (AP) — Chicken Kiev, AI-generated press releases and the annoyance of fan selfies while performing — there was a lot on the minds of the Pet Shop Boys as the iconic British duo prepared to release a new album.
Their 15th studio album, “Nonetheless,” comes Friday — 40 years (and 50 million record sales) after Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe rose to fame with the single “West End Girls.” Bands of any longevity — especially such a long one — are often asked the cliche: “How do you stay relevant?” For them, it’s about never trying to be cool.
“That’s something a lot of people try and do, to be somehow cool, which is therefore completely uncool, because it’s trying too hard,” Tennant told The Associated Press recently. “So we have just followed our own instincts.”
“We’ll always be relevant in our world,” Lowe added, laughing.
A testament of that relevance? Classic Pet Shop Boys hits were used as plot points in two cult movies last year: a karaoke scene in “Saltburn” featuring “Rent” and a key Christmas scene in “All of Us Strangers” soundtracked by “Always on My Mind.”
Related articles
Vladimir Putin is sworn in for his fifth term as president at glittering ceremony in front of hand
Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for his fifth term as Russia's president in front of dignitaries, c2024-05-08Music Experts Visit 'Spring Bud Dream Chorus' in Hubei
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08Changde in C China Scales up Efforts to Develop Elderly Care Service System
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates in China Drop to Historic Lows
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08CFL's Chad Kelly suspended at least 9 games after investigation into ex
TORONTO (AP) — The CFL suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly for at least nine regular-2024-05-08Music Experts Visit 'Spring Bud Dream Chorus' in Hubei
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-08
atest comment