- electronic, synth-pop
- 42 min
- 10 tracks
- x2
Hotspot is the fourteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 24 January 2020 by the band's own label x2, through Kobalt Label Services. It was supported by the singles "Dreamland" featuring Years & Years, "Burning the Heather", "Monkey Business", and "I Don't Wanna".
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and cool.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 75/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Clash8/10
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Paste6.8/10
- Pitchfork6.1/10
- The Quietus3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Will‐o‐the‐wisp4:29
- A2You Are the One3:35
- A3Happy People3:51
- A4Dreamland3:26
- A5Hoping for a Miracle5:01
- B1I Don’t Wanna4:03
- B2Monkey Business4:09
- B3Only the Dark3:38
- B4Burning the Heather5:27
- B5Wedding in Berlin4:41
10 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pet Shop Boys
- Label
- x2
- Released
- January 24, 2020
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- GB
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