Pet Shop Boys – Elysium: exclusive album stream

It's 26 years since the Pet Shop Boys released their debut album. While we might mourn the fact that the plan to release albums whose titles were intended to form part of a conversation with record shop assistants – "What would you like?" "Pet Shop Boys Please" or "Pet Shop Boys Actually" – only lasted two albums, we should celebrate the fact they're still making new music. This time round, the most English of groups decamped to Los Angeles to record their album, with Kanye West associate Andrew Dawson producing. "We wanted to make this album in a different environment," Neil Tennant told Attitude. "Despite frequent visits there we have never made an album in Los Angeles. Working there with Andrew Dawson has enabled us to make a very fresh-sounding album." Have the Boys succeeded in freshening up their sound? Have a listen, and let us know in the comments below. Reading on mobile? Click here to listen