Obscure Sound — Los Angeles-based act Brain Club show a developing synth-pop appeal on their third single “By A Thread,” culminating in a bustling arp-friendly hook — emitting a nostalgic engrossment reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys and Erasure. Murmured synths an... more info

Obscure Sound — A smooth, late-night electro-pop appeal impresses on “Blurry Pictures,” a new single from California-based artist Zach Schuh. Spacey synth glistening lends a starry-eyed quality as a funk-touched bass line complements, guiding into Schuh’s care... more info

Obscure Sound — Rochester-based duo The Heroic Enthusiasts transport listeners to the ’80s with a blast of melodic nostalgia, courtesy of their cover of “Tears Run Rings,” originally from Soft Cell/Marc Almond. The track marks their latest collaboration with p... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The borrowed riff appears on "All the Parties," a track on the rapper's new album For All the Dogs. Pet Shop Boys Accuse Drake of Illegally Interpolating “West End Girls” Abby Jones more info

Stereogum — As usual, Drake’s new album For All The Dogs is stuffed with guests, samples, subliminals, oversharing, and all manner of pop culture ephemera. One ingredient in the stew: About two and a half minutes into the Chief Keef collab “All The Part... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The six-track album was originally released as part of the limited edition double LP Very Relentless. Pet Shop Boys Announce 30th Anniversary Reissue of Relentless Eddie Fu more info

Sweeping The Nation — Not including those million channels on Sky all of which loop the same smallish pool of Christmas videos... Saturday 14th December 12am TOTP2 Christmas (Gold)7.00pm TOTP2 Christmas (BBC4)There isn't a new compendium of the Corporation's seaso... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Onwards in our survey of our favourite stuff that tells the story, or at least a hyper-specific version of it, of each year of the decade just finishing. 2013, then. It doesn't feel like it, either now or reading the contemporary view, but it was... more info

Consequence of Sound — The follow-up to 2016's Super arrives in January. Pet Shop Boys announce new album Hotspot, share “Burning the heather”: Stream Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — Iconic UK synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have announced a new album called Hotspot, their first since 2016's Super. Written and recorded between Berlin and Los Angeles with regular producer Stuart Price, the album will be out early next year. more info