"Super" is Pet Shop Boys' thirteen studio album, produced by Stuart Price in L.A. and released on April 1st 2016 on the duo's own label x2, distributed by Kobalt Label Services. "The Pop Kids" (formerly known as "Munich") was the first track to be written, while the bulk of the album was penned in Berlin between November 2014 and July 2015. Off the 25 tracks composed, 11 made the final cut.
| No | Song Title | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Happiness | Pet Shop Boys | 4:04 |
| 2. | The Pop Kids | Pet Shop Boys | 3:55 |
| 3. | Twenty-Something | Pet Shop Boys | 4:22 |
| 4. | Groovy | Pet Shop Boys | 3:29 |
| 5. | The Dictator Decides | Pet Shop Boys | 4:50 |
| 6. | Pazzo! | Pet Shop Boys | 2:44 |
| 7. | Inner Sanctum | Pet Shop Boys | 4:18 |
| 8. | Undertow | Pet Shop Boys | 4:15 |
| 9. | Sad Robot World | Pet Shop Boys | 3:18 |
| 10. | Say It To Me | Pet Shop Boys | 3:08 |
| 11. | Burn | Pet Shop Boys | 3:53 |
| 12. | Into Thin Air | Pet Shop Boys | 4:17 |
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I've listened to every track, all together they make a sterling album. The pain of living and the choices we make that we shouldn't and the exhilaration of it all. Hats off and thank you for making music Neil and Chris.
You are the best and your sound on a Grundig speaker from the 80's is astonishing!
I stayed up all night (even though I had school in the morning) waiting for the album's release. And then boom there it was. Got what I expected and more! The Boys be back in action. Keep watch out because I suspect another PSB work around 2019ish
Loved the initial songs but the entire album is awesome! Great lyrics and the music/beats are truly better than I anticipated. Liked it so much I Gifted the album to a friend whose birthday coincided with the release not (no April’s Fool’s joke there). Well done PPBs!
Great job! Keep up the great work! Amazing album
I grew up during the 80s and 90s when they were on the charts. Those decades were my teens and 20s. Pet Shop Boys are still making hits. Learn kids...Pet Shop Boys stand the test of time and is everlasting.
Great return to form. An excellent release by this legendary duo!
I’m a fan…no doubt about it. I got my pre-release download last night and started listening right away. That first track grabbed me for sure. You can feel Stuart Price’s (Confessions on a Dancefloor - Madonna) all over the disc. It’s really quite delicious. I love it!
Excellent album. Great to hear their new music. Love it.
i am just so so happy flowers for the Pet shop boys its a great dance album...
This album is my favorite since "VERY". Every track a gem. This album gives us current dance sounds that should interest new fans if given a try. They still keep their sense of humor on a few tracks. It is a very uplifting, energy driven album for us original fans as well as for the Millennials. Download whole album now!
This album is good after one listen and amazing after a few. PSB deliver another top quality album!
I can only visualize a crowded dance floor and blinding, pulsing lights.
Groovy! What are we Austin Powers impersonators! Barf! Barf!
The whole album rocks!!!
And it just does not stop coming from these boys.
It’s A Really Good Album But Not That Good As Electric But PSB Are Always The Best
I was so excited when I found this on pre-order. First song available was "the pop kids" and it's everything that makes me love them over the last 30+ years. Then I heard "inner sanctum " hmm..nope, not so much. Then "happiness"..was instantly questioning my long time angst with pre-ordering. There is a large chance that while shuffling this album with the rest of their albums, I will fall deeper in love with it. As for now, I'm holding it in my mind as a one night stand, with little chance of repeat encounters. Definitely not in the same category as "electric" or "yes". Now those were excellent albums.
Again again Pet Shop Boys another high quality album!!! I LOVE IT!!! Tx Pet Shop Boys
This disappoints in so many ways while staying true to the PSB sound. We have been here before, heard it before and some of us want more. I wanted to hear something new, something rich, textured and passionate when all I have heard is commercial quality music worthy of a quick listen. Too bad.
.. but the haunting is gone... PSB managed to create pop masterpieces with the same sound they display here on this new effort.. But their true genius lay in their ability to make their creations play light and bright on the ears while instilling a sense of haunting and , maybe, dread ,under the surface. All the songs here are pleasant and fairly forgettable but the boys sound great- I just didnt get that underlying malice and intrigue I got from their earliest works-- who knows? maybe they're just happy now!!
I have everything they produced commercially and some not. Just sounds like everything else out there - not new. I was a bit disappointed with the last album but will not buy this one. After several listens, it isn't even growing on me. One of my most favorite groups let me down.
Brilliant
I've been a longtime, hard core fan of The Boys for many years. This album reminds me why I love them so much. There is not a bad song on this album.
What can I say that hasn’t been said? The songs: Happiness, Twenty Something, The Dictators Decides and Pazzo are my favorites. Happiness is just a fun, unexpected song. Twenty something is possibly an instant classic for me. it’s just synthetically and lyrically beautiful. The dictator is like this albums “King of Rome” or “Casanova in Hell” so to speak. And Pazzo! is just a great example of the musical talent unique to PSB. Overall, a very good piece of work,
The boys show us that The Kings of the POP sound are ALIVE and WELL!!! Thanks for the wisdom and experience that is behind these beats!!!
Listening through this set the first time round I was not convinced, actually rather disappointed. Then I listened to "The Pop Kids" (again, and again, and again, and again)...OMG, it's the story of my life! There is not a bad track to be found..."20-Something"..."The Dictator Decides"..."Burn"... The Pet Shop Boys are back..."actually" they are better than ever!!! PSB, you made this year a bit more "super"...I love you guys, forever!!!
I wish I could give it more than 5 stars! I was fortunate enough to grow up in the 80s and early 90s so I've loved PSB since then. This album is AWESOME!
Most all reviews are done before the album even was out on the 31st. I have almost listened to every song....its pretty good, but not synth "heavy" enough for me(what I mean is most songs are lacking melodic, "air keyboard" touches; ie-The suburbs, etc). I listen to a lot of current 80s style "synthwave" music, which I prefer, over the current Pet shop boys sound. Not bad, but defienlty NOT 5 stars for me.
I'll be honest this is the first PSB album I haven't bought. In 30 years. It's that bad. I listened to it a few times at a club and a friends place and it just isn't good. They're lyrics are so trite and cliche that I'm embarrassed for them. Every song is about yearning for their youth or the heyday of their career or how much the world has changed in 30 years. How about sings about love like on the excellent Very. I know they're basically hoping for another Billboard dance chart hit, but every song can't be about clubbing in your early sixties.
This is amazing how these men can produce music of such good quality for so long. I remember when west end girls came out. Still awesome.
Just in time to kick off my birthday week comes another SUPER release from Pet Shop Boys! They did it again. Just SUPER!
Just got Happiness played at 440 Castro in San Francisco. The DJ did it "sight unseen" and guys were dancing on the stairs!
It's 2:30 a.m. and I can't go to sleep because I am obsessed with all these new songs. Keep replaying "Into Thin Air" but I truly love them all. I feel 15 again. Nothing compares to PSB
This is just another great album from the masters. I always look forward to the new PSB album. And I’m never disappointed. Thank you boys! SUPER!
Although I liked them, I wasn’t greatly in love with their last few albums. This one is really great, I’ve listened to it again and again.
PSB has done it!!! This record truly has all integrity of PSB and still sounds relevant in today's world!
PSB has always been good. But the SUPER cd is PSB at their all time best.
This album is the reason I love them so much! They just never get old.
The Pet Shop Boys continue to make great music, it's a big dance party. Recommend to all who like dance-oriented music. RM
Once again, the Pet Shop Boys demonstrate their excellent talent in composition. Neil continues to blend his amazing vocals with Chris's brilliant sounds. Only musicians will understand the complex chord structures these two men write. Absolutely brilliant!
Pet Shop Boys are back. The unique and fabulous style that is Pet Shop Boys, has made a triumphant return. Always innovative and never boring. With the addition of Say It To Me, Pet Shop Boys introduce a fantastically addictive dance tune that although refreshingly different, has a distinctive Pet Shop Boys sound. The Pop Kids is a brilliant way to remind a generation of 80s kids (now parents and grans) that the Pet Shop Boys have staying power and will continue delivering new and innovative electro synth music for a new generation of listeners. Well done.
This album is freaking awesome! Totally exceeds the caliber of beats we are accustomed to today. So PSB once again smashed that ceiling and took it to a whole new level - Glad to be PSB Fan 4 Life :0)
Long time fan since my teens. I finally got around to listening to this album and I am wildly impressed! Every song is worth a listen . The Pop Kids, Twenty Something, and The Dictator Decides are my favorites. Sad Robot World is quite an amazing piece of art.
I am overwhelmed at this album. The Pet Shop Boys have always been very consistent with their level of music whether it be a bang on, slow ballad, or just a song for pure entertainment. They are fantastic! I have had the pleasure now of meeting them several times and both times they were cordial inquisitive about my life and actually seemed interested. This album is five stars and really should be six stars it's just that good. Please buy this album I guarantee you will not be disappointed in any way. PDUB OKC
Ok, I've been a long time fan, since the beginning, and have had an ongoing love-affair with Pet Shop Boys' music. But the lead up to their 13th album, SUPER, was not what I had been hoping for. Inner Sanctum, while certainly clubby, felt a bit held back and had no verses, only a chorus, and just didn't have that certain panache that Axis had when it was released to announce the then forthcoming album, ELECTRIC. But, seeing at it was a teaser, I figured, "Ok, that's nice, I like it, but the first proper single will take me where I want to go." The Pop Kids was a very good single, but also felt held back. It just wasn't cool enough upon first listen. The only part that took me away was the section of music where Neil starts repeating, "I like it here, I love it." Otherwise, I wasn't completely satisfied. Still craving that feeling that ELECTRIC had, I began to think, "Ok, this is going to be a good album, but it'll grow on me the more I listen to it." Then, Happiness was released, and fell short of hopes. It was almost there, just missing something. Like Inner Sanctum, it had no verses, only a chorus. Still wanting more. Heart starting to break a little. Thank god SUPER came out on April Fool's Day, because Neil and Chris played us all for fools. They didn't release any of the best tracks and left them for us to discover in our headphones. VERY WELL PLAYED. Forgive me, but I skipped over Happiness and The Pop Kids. The next two tracks take us back to the inspriational 70s, Twenty-Something feels like an Italian mall flashmob about how today's struggling youth fit into the world. Then, swiftly ushered into Studio 54 for the disco-heavy Groovy. After the uplift, we shift deftly into the difficulties of the ending of a cruel political leader, The Dictator Decides. If you desire something fresh and yet familiar, say, Behaviour-ish, you've come to the right place. To stop the tears from flowing for too long, smartly we're shoved face first back to Italy for the quirky and bouncy Pazzo!. God I want to put on some cool sunglasses and a leather jacket and just look cool and bob my head around to this one. Mood-switched, check. Now we hit the club for a run of tracks that will clearly help you sweat a few pounds off. Inner Sanctum makes everyone a star, then we are violently pulled into Undertow, another switcheroo, it begins with the most beautiful electronic strings, we're led to believe it's gloing to be one of those uplifting, pretty things but then bashes you in the head with a run of electro toms and a sinister club riff. Swept-under, check. We need to pace ourselves folks, so one more tear to shed before we run away with the rest of the album. Machines run our lives and are quite taken for granted. Melancholic, Sad Robot World can make you feel something about humanity, we are brilliant and cruel, we create things and abuse them for our needs. It's the world we live in. Heart-wrenched, check. Now that you're rested, it's time to get up and dance. Say It To Me takes us to Rio with a dark club riff and latin drums, uplifting us to new heights. Burn then goes crazy with lyrics reminiscent of the power of a 70s discoteque, a mix of 80s synth stabs and 90s 'VengaBus' riffs. Dance-cake eaten, check. As if the album couldn't get any better, Neil and Chris finally pull a disappearing act, leaving us bewildered and shaken in the best way possible. It's time for them to go, somewhere noone knows. Both modern and new ground, they've said, "Good-bye, till next time." Missing them already, check. One can only hope that the next album, clearly stated that producer Stuart Price will be continuing as part of the triumvirate, to round out the third helping under the X2 label. How can one possibly handle waiting? By looking forward to the tour, of course. We're ready, check.
This is not the PSB album I had hoped for; it's more a Stuart Price album backed by the PSB. To each their own, this isn't my cup of tea: Electric and Yes, they were perfect!
If you think these guys are over the hill, just listen to "Burn" or "The Pop Kids" and be grateful these guys are still making music that is edgy, relevant and on par with a lot of their older material. Some of the songs on this album really kick butt live, just go check out the Super tour and see for yourself.
I love this album. Modern and nostalgic at the same time. Been listening to it nonstop.
My first Pet Shop Boys purchase…I basically stumbled on this checking out the latest music releases. Sampled the record and liked what I heard…every song had me bopping along. Might be picking up their “Electric” platter next.
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Super may refer to:
| Artist | Pet Shop Boys |
| Genre | Pop |
| Release | 01 April 2016 |
| Listeners | 49,742 |
| Play Count | 959,076 |
| Price | $10.99 |
| Tracks | 12 |
| Country | USA |
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