Pet Shop Boys go tripping back to the past for the music video to the duo’s latest single, “Vocal.”

While Messrs. Tennant and Lowe are missing in action from the video — a disappointing trend that seems to have taken hold — filmmaker and photographer Joost Vandeburg has cobbled together amateur film footage from late ’80s British raves as well as some taken at Manchester’s infamous Haçienda nightclub.

In a post on Pet Shop Boys website, they write: “The video (and the song) was inspired by the way British youth at this time found its own freedom with a new culture epitomised by dance music and raves: ‘It’s in the music/It’s in the song/And the feeling of the warmth around us all is so strong.'”

I’ve got a good sense of what might be causing that strong feeling of warmth. Also, I can’t help but wonder what all of these former ravegoers are up to these days.

Still awaiting details on remixes of “Vocal.” A CD single and 12″ vinyl release is planned for July 22, with a digital bundle also in the works.

Purchase Pet Shop Boys – “Vocal” via iTunes.