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Love, Xenomania style

March 28, 2009 0 Comments

Though the Pet Shop Boys‘ tenth studio album, Yes, was released in Europe this week, U.S. fans have to wait until April 24 when Astralwerks releases it here. Forget that; I impatiently ordered the deluxe import edition, which should be in my hands come Monday.

Still, there’s some good news for my fellow Americans, as first single “Love etc.” was made available for download this week. The single, written by Pet Shop Boys and production team Xenomania, is a meditation on the age-old “Love vs. Money” theme, with a post-modern tweak: Wealth isn’t everything in life, but being beautiful helps. All hail the brilliant Xenomania, because I can’t recall a PSB chorus being so sing-along in quite some time.

The “Love etc.” video was produced by Dutch animator Han Hoogerbrugge
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The “Love etc.” single boasts two B-sides, “We’re All Criminals Now” and “Gin And Jag.” “Criminals” is exclusive to the digital single, not included on the physical release.

Purchase “Love etc.” (Single) via iTunes, Amazon MP3.

And if you need more (you need more, you need more), the “Love etc.” maxi-single features five mixes by Gui Boratto, Kurd Maverick, Frankmusik, and (yes) Pet Shop Boys.

Purchase “Love etc.” (Remixes) via iTunes, Amazon MP3.