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I thought the mailing lists would be buzzing with the news at
petshopboys.co.uk! I know I'm buzzing!<br>
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My thoughts:<br>
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1. The teaser video!<br>
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2. So glad the album is "Electric" rather than "Ecstatic". The tour
name had me hopeful. "Electric" makes an el-egant pair with
"Elysium". I guess these songs came from the same writing sessions
and I'm hoping/feeling that it's meant to be the party-side
companion to <i>Elysium</i>. It looks like the sans serif font is
being shared, at least. It will be interesting to see if they carry
the album art concept across somehow. I hope so.<br>
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3. So many YouTube commenters are so dismissive of the beautiful <i>Elysium</i>.
I don't get it. Does life have to be a rave every minute of the
day? :-)<br>
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4. Orchestral Manoeuveres In The Dark release <i>English Electric</i>
in April. I wonder which band was more annoyed at the arrival of
the other's press release. I think it's a fun coincidence, though.
The OMD record sounds like it will please classic synthpop fans.<br>
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5. How do we make June get here faster?<br>
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-Jonathan<br>
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