Let’s Dance: Pet Shop Boys, CSS, and Sub Focus

PET SHOP BOYS

We love Pet Shop Boys. We are closely following the status of their 12th studio album called Electric, which is coming out July 15, 2013, on x2 Records (via Kobalt Label Services).

Pet Shop Boys confirmed that the new record is a return to a more dance-oriented record, saying, “‘Electric’ is very much set on the dance floor. 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”.

In typical PSB fashion, they have recently released a Boys Noize Remix of their single “Axis”. The song can be heard exclusively on mixmag.net.

Pet Shop Boys will also be heading out on tour in support of Electric. Unfortunately, no Minneapolis date is listed at the moment. You’ll have to trek out to Chicago if you want to see them this year.

Tour dates:

05/16 – Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina 05/18 – Conmebol Bourbon Con, Asunción 05/22 – Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil 05/25 – Centro de Eventos Bima, Bogota, Colombia 06/03 – Oktiaborski Concert Hall, St Petersburg 06/05 – Crocus City Hall, Moscow 06/09 – Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark 06/11 – Grand Rex, Paris, France 06/15 – Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Spain 06/18 – O2 Arena, London 06/20 – Manchester Arena, Manchester 06/23 – Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel 06/26 – Life Park, Istanbul, Turkey 06/29 – Peace & Love Festival, Borlänge, Sweden 07/01 – Dortmunder Music Week, Dortmund, Ger 07/03 – KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 07/05 – Õllesummer 20, Song Festival Grounds 07/07 – Ruisrock Festival, Turku, Finland 07/09 – ZMF, Freiburg, Germany 07/10 – Tollwood Festival – Musik Arena, Munich 07/16 – Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece 08/09 – SonicMania, Tokyo Makuhari Messe

08/11 – Summer Sonic festival, Tokyo, Japan 08/17 – Skeeno Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia 08/24 – Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok 09/06 – Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany 09/12 – Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami Beach 09/13 – Mahaffey Theatre, Saint Petersburg, FL 09/14 – Symphony Hall, Atlanda, GA 09/16 – Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 09/17 – Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 09/19 – Music Centre, Bethesda, MD 09/21 – House of Blues, Boston, MA 09/22 – Mann Centre, Philadelphia, PA 09/24 – Olympia Theatre, Montreal, Canada 09/25 – Sony Centre for the Perf, Toronto 09/27 – Caesars Windsor – Colosseum, Windsor 09/28 – Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Illinois 10/02 – Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington 10/03 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 10/04 – Arlene Schnitzer Portland, OR 10/05 – Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA 10/08 – Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, CA 10/11 – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 10/12 – Shrine Auditorium, LA, CA

Brazil’s CSS (although I believe the ladies are all now resides in Los Angeles for the moment) just announced their summer tour. The show should be a fun dance party, especially if they are going to be playing songs like “Hangover” off their new album Planta (coming out June 11, 2013, via SQE Music), along with their classic hits such as “Off the Hook” and “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex”.

Also, I noticed that IO Echo is listed as support act, which I am looking forward to seeing them again since their Minneapolis appearance with Garbage.

Trivia: Did you know that that Lovefoxxx (from CSS) provided the vocals for one of my favorite song off of the Drive Soundtrack? You can read a little about that movie here.

Sub Focus, aka Nick Douwma, is one of the hottest electronic musicians in the UK electronic music scene. He’s already been confirmed as one of the headlining slots for Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Reading, and Leeds. If that’s not an indication of Sub Focus’ rise to popularity, how about his last single, “Tidal Wave” sold over 150,000 copies and landed on the UK charts at #12?

With that introduction out of the way, his latest single is called Endorphins, which came out May 12, 2013 on Casablanca / Republic Records. The song features BRIT Award’s nominee Alex Clare.