Formed in London in 1981, the duo—consisting of singer Neil Tennant and
keyboardist Chris Lowe—met at a hi-fi store, not at a pet grooming salon as
their name might suggest. The Pet Shop Boys quickly rose to fame thanks to the
freshness of their electro-pop melodies and the irony of their lyrics, which
hint at nostalgia, romance, and melancholy. Their first hit, “West End Girls”,
was the prelude to a rich discography, divided between original albums and
numerous remixes. After their debut albums Please (1986), Actually (1987), and
Introspective (1988) and collaborations with Dust...