Since my copy of the new Pet Shop Boys album Fundamental arrived from amazon.co.uk, I’ve been listening to nothing else. It’s easily the best work they’ve done in the last ten years. If you buy a copy, be sure to get the de luxe version with the bonus CD, Fundamentalism. In addition to different mixes of some tracks from Fundamental, this includes a couple of original gems. Check out this video for “Flamboyant”. It reminds me of watching TV at 4am in a Japanese hotel, unable to sleep because of jet lag and completely incapable of understanding what’s the TV program is all about…. (“Lost In Translation” got it exactly right.)
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