Album of the Day

After “West End Girls” had put the Pet Shop Boys on the pop map, ACTUALLY confirmed vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe's preeminence on club and radio playlists. The U.K. duo's second album includes ten catchy and clever originals including “Rent” and U.S. hits “It’s A Sin” and “What Have I Done To Deserve This?,” the latter a collaboration with Dusty Springfield that brought the legendary singer back to the Top 10 for the first time in nearly 20 years. Featuring sophisticated arrangements, strong melodies and wry takes on consumerism and loneliness, the collection is packed with great songs – even more so on the ACTUALLY: FURTHER LISTENING 1987-1988 remaster from 2018, which adds a bonus disc of B-sides, remixes and previously unreleased material to the classic original.