Pet Shop Boys look set to score their highest-charting UK album since ‘Very’ (1993) this week.
The duo’s latest LP, ‘Nonetheless‘, is tracking at No. 2 in the first midweek update, just over 1,000 unites behind this week’s No. 1, Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.
If it maintains its position, it would be the pair’s 19th Top 10 album and their highest-charting studio album since ‘Very’ hit No. 1 in 1993.
The duo returned this week with their 15th album, ‘Nonetheless‘, featuring the singles Loneliness and Dancing Star, which was recorded in 2023 with James Ford, marking their first collaboration.
“We wanted this album to be a celebration of the unique and diverse emotions that make us human,” says Neil and Chris. “From the more dance-orientated tracks to the raw poignancy of the introspective ballads, with their beautiful string arrangements, each track tells a story and contributes to the overall narrative of the album.”
To launch the album, they’ll play a one-off intimate gig at KOKO, London on May 26, before taking up residency at London’s Royal Opera House between July 23 and July 27.
In a review of the album, RETROPOP called ‘Nonetheless’ “a bold, current and exciting body of work that stands tall alongside the very best of their catalogue”.
