Pet Shop Boys new album, "Electric", will now be released worldwide on July 15th (international dates vary) and is the first to appear on their own label x2 through Kobalt Label Services. Produced by Stuart Price, "Electric" features nine tracks in total – eight brand new songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s "The last to die" - and has a running length of 50 minutes. The British singer and rapper, Example, performs on one track, "Thursday". The album was recorded in London, Berlin and Los Angeles over the last six months with one track, "Fluorescent", written and recorded within the last month. Neil and Chris comment: “Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas ‘Elysium’ had a reflective mood, ‘Electric’ is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time." The artwork (shown here) is by Farrow.

The album's opening track, "Axis", can be heard and purchased online now. An accompanying video can be viewed now at the link below where you will also find pre-order links for "Electric". The albums full track-listing is:

1. Axis
2. Bolshy
3. Love is a bourgeois construct
4. Fluorescent
5. Inside a dream
6. The last to die
7. Shouting in the evening
8. Thursday (featuring Example)
9. Vocal

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CL8D83U/?tag=imwan-20

The PSB's first album for their new label has been announced for release only nine months after "Elysium."

British hitmaker Stuart Price, who in recent years has worked with everyone from Madonna to Scissor Sisters to Take That to The Killers, is the producer. No other details, cover art or Amazon links yet.

Ohhhh yeah. I'm psyched!

Bump. Artwork, track list and additional info from the PSB website added to first post. The Springsteen cover should be interesting. Wondering if Example will be singing or rapping on his guest appearance. I'll hope for the former but expect the latter.

"Axis" from the forthcoming album:

This song is so amazing. I plan on seeing them in Philly in September. These guys are frickin' geniuses as far as I'm concerned.

And here's the audio for the excellent new single, "Vocal."

Bump: Added pre-order link to the first post.

I'm liking this one more and more, but of course I liked the last one too. This one is definitely upbeat and likely more in keeping with what PSB fans typically like. None of this is likely to make the charts as that ship seems to have sailed for them. Still, I'll be listening to it. I'm absolutely loving "Love Is A Bourgeois Construct" right now!

Is there any word on alternate versions with bonus tracks and the like?