Pet Shop Boys are ready to return to the pop landscape this September with "Elysium", their eleventh longplayer and the follow up to "Yes". The elpee was produced in Los Angeles by Andrew Dawson and ver Boys.
The first track to be previewed from the album is “Invisible”.
An arty video has been produced to accompany the gorgeous, languid, sparsely produced, electronic number. It was made by renowned Los Angeles artist and filmmaker, Brian Bress.
Let's have a look.
Incroyable! It reminds me of a visual mash up between David Band, the artist who designed album covers for Spandau Ballet and Altered Images, and Philippe Decouflé, who directed the videos for "True Faith" by New Order and "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals.
Sonically, the song feels a bit like Messrs. Tennant and Lowe have revisited the days of their much vaulted "Behaviour" album. Not a bad thing. Some of the chord changes sound a bit like the inspiration was plucked from "Being Boring", one of that elpee's many highlights.
PSB are planning another trek around the globe next year in support of the forthcoming album.
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Ahh...the Pet Shop Boys of Being Boring!! They are alone in the art of spare, thoughtful and melodious pop. Behaviour was such a singular album and this lead track bodes well for a further exploration of this facet of Pet Shop Boys!! Yeah, I really love this song!
ReplyDeleteIndeed! I think the direction of the album might reflect a lot of that era. And the title seems to hint at something more artistic and less obvious.
DeleteI found myself humming the song on the way to the metro. It's insidiously catchy in a very subtle way.
I too thought of the video for True Faith. Great minds, Vinny.
ReplyDeleteWe share the same brilliance, Rod. Watch out world! :)
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