“Continuing a recent retrospective turn, the duo’s latest album pines for the countercultural promise of eras past. But its hopeful defiance—and opulent, invigorated songwriting—feel firmly of the now.”
“Cultural gravity makes certain events inevitable, such as Sean Lennon and James McCartney writing songs together. Or Britain’s most successful pop duo returning to refine and update the sound of their late-80s imperial era. Nonetheless is Pet Shop Boys’s first album since 2020’s Hotspot, which concluded their Stuart Price-produced trilogy. New producer James Ford takes 1986 debut Please’s simplici”
“The Pet Shop Boys take pride in the fact, to quote their 1990 opus, that over their four decades in the game, the critics could never accuse them of “being boring”. In fact, their 15th studio album sees the band staying true to their familiar core DNA while discovering fresh sonic sandboxes to play in. For ‘Nonetheless’ – continuing the cardinal rule of one-word titles – Neil Tennant and Chris Low”
“Pet Shop Boys' prowess returns on Nonetheless”
