- dance-pop, synth-pop
- 47 min
- 12 tracks
- x2
Super is the thirteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 1 April 2016 on the band's own label, x2, through Kobalt Label Services. Super debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, and it was number one on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, while lead single "The Pop Kids" topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and cool.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 75/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7/10
- Attitude8/10
- Consequence of SoundC+
- Drowned in Sound8/10
- Evening Standard4/5 ★
- Exclaim!7/10
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- MusicOMH4/5 ★
- PopMatters9/10
- Rolling Stone Russia5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Happiness4:05
- 2The Pop Kids3:56
- 3Twenty-Something4:23
- 4Groovy3:30
- 5The Dictator Decides4:51
- 6Pazzo!2:45
- 7Inner Sanctum4:19
- 8Undertow4:15
- 9Sad Robot World3:19
- 10Say It to Me3:08
- 11Burn3:54
- 12Into Thin Air4:18
12 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pet Shop Boys
- Label
- x2
- Released
- April 1, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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