Pet Shop Boys Release New Orchestral Track Cricket Wife
Friday, 21 May 2021
Written by Laura Johnson
Pet Shop Boys have released a new track.
Crickets Wife is an intricately composed, 10-minute orchestral number created by Chris Lowe and featuring lyrics taken from a poem written by the the other half of the duo, Neil Tennant. It comes paired with a new lockdown version of their hit single West End Girls. Introducing it online, they said:
"The dramatic new song – almost 10 minutes long – features orchestral sounds and was written by Chris as a classical-style instrumental piece; the lyrics, meanwhile, are taken from a poem Neil Tennant had written. Pete Gleadall mixed the final track. The second track is a lockdown version of Pet Shop Boys classic “West End girls”, a completely new version of the classic song which debuted online in June 2020. Both tracks were recorded during the first lockdown last year, with Chris and Neil recording their parts in their respective homes."
The release also coincides with the arrival of the band's 'My Beautiful Launderette' EP on digital platforms for the first time. Lowe and Tennant's last studio album, meanwhile, was 2020's 'Hotspot'.
Pet Shop Boys were forced to reschedule the UK and European leg of their Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live Tour for a second time due to COVID-19. They will now hit the road in spring and summer 2022.
Pet Shop Boys Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 20 2022 - MANCHESTER AO Arena
Sun May 22 2022 - LONDON O2 Arena
Tue May 24 2022 - CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
Wed May 25 2022 - BOURNEMOUTH BIC
Fri May 27 2022 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Utilita Arena
Sat May 28 2022 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena
Sun May 29 2022 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Tue May 31 2022 - HULL Bonus Arena
Wed June 22 2022 - CORK Marquee
Thu May 12 2022 - VIENNA Gasometer (Austria)
Sat May 14 2022 - MUNICH Olympiahalle (Germany)
Tue May 17 2022 - BRUSSELS Forest National (Belgium)
Wed May 18 2022 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Thu June 02 2022 - FRANKFURT Jahrhunderthalle (Germany)
Sat June 04 2022 - OBERHAUSEN Konig Pilsner Arena (Germany)
Sun June 05 2022 - HARMBURG Barclaycard (Germany)
Tue June 07 2022 - LEIPZIG Arena (Germany)
Wed June 08 2022 - PRAGUE Forum Karlin (Czech Republic)
Fri June 10 2022 - STUTTGART Porsche Arena (Germany)
Sat June 11 2022 - BERLIN Mercedes Benz Arena (Germany)
Wed June 15 2022 - STOCKHOLM Avicii Arena (Sweden)
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