Fundamentally Great
It may not be cool to like them these days, but the Pet Shop Boys have always been one of my favourite groups. I can remember buying “Always on my Mind” as a 7 inch when I was a kid and their music has always featured in my life. The album “Nightlife”, for example, reminds me of being at University and staying up the whole night to start and complete the essay that was due the next day.
“Very” reminds me of school and the song “Later tonight” from the album “Please” is one of my all time favourite ballads.
Visually, the PSB have also always been a step or two ahead of other groups. Working with people like Mark Farrow from the start they’ve also collaborated with other visual heros of mine including stage designer Es Devlin and photographers/film makers Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor Wood, Martin Parr and Wolfgang Tillmans
It was great therefore to catch them at the end of the Brits this week where they were recipients of the Outstanding Contribution award and learn their new album is out soon, plus also catch news of an O2 show.
I hope this serves to remind the British public consciousness that Lennon/McCartney aren’t the only great British song writing duo we’ve produced.
Their Brit’s performance in case you missed it: