Nonetheless

2024 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Nonetheless

Studio album by

Pet Shop Boys

Released

26 April 2024 (2024-04-26)

Label

x2
Parlophone

Producer

James Ford

Pet Shop Boys chronology

Smash: The Singles 1985–2020
(2023)

Nonetheless
(2024)

Singles from Nonetheless

"Loneliness"
Released: 31 January 2024
"Dancing Star"
Released: 3 April 2024

Nonetheless is the upcoming fifteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, scheduled to be released on 26 April 2024 through the band's own label x2 and Parlophone. It was produced by James Ford and mostly recorded at his East London studio.^[1] The band's first album for Parlophone since Elysium in 2012, its four-year gap with Hotspot (2020) marks their longest period between studio albums to date. It was preceded by the single "Loneliness", released alongside the album announcement.^[2]

Background

In a statement, the Pet Shop Boys expressed that they wanted the album, both its dance tracks and ballads, "to be a celebration of the unique and diverse emotions that make us human", and called the 10 tracks "the strongest indicators of where we are today". They also expressed that producer James Ford had "dared" them to make their "sometimes quite complicated" demos more minimal in arrangement.^[3] Singer Neil Tennant also shared that "every track has an orchestra on it [...] with electronics".^[4]

Release

The album will be released on 26 April 2024 in a variety of formats, including digitally, and physically on CD and multiple variants of coloured vinyl. The 2-CD and double white vinyl editions will include a four-track EP titled Furthermore, featuring new recordings of "Heart", "Being Boring", "Always on My Mind" and "It's a Sin".^[4]

Track listing

*Nonetheless* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loneliness"	5:37
2.	"Feel"
3.	"Why Am I Dancing?"
4.	"New London Boy"
5.	"Dancing Star"	3:02
6.	"A New Bohemia"
7.	"The Schlager Hit Parade"
8.	"The Secret of Happiness"
9.	"Bullet for Narcissus"
10.	"Love Is the Law"

References

^ Murray, Robin (31 January 2024). "Pet Shop Boys Announce New Album Nonetheless". Clash. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ Turner, Luke (31 January 2024). "Pet Shop Boys Unveil New Single". The Quietus. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (31 January 2024). "Pet Shop Boys announce forthcoming James Ford-produced album, Nonetheless". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sinclair, Paul (31 January 2024). "Pet Shop Boys / New album Nonetheless". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 31 January 2024.