Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
The Boys work on two songs: ‘Latino’ (which becomes ‘Single’) and ‘Get On It’ (not yet completed).
An early version of Nightlife is previewed for EMI convention delegates.
Having just completed a brief holiday in Scotland, Neil rejoins Chris in Norway as they prepare for the next leg of the Fundamental Tour.
The Pet Shop Boys appear on the Italian TV show Quelli Che, where they perform ‘Love etc.’
They listen for the first time to Stuart Price’s final mixes of most of the tracks on Electric.
The Pet Shop Boys conclude the 2014 U.S. leg of their Electric Tour with a performance at Terminal 5 in New York City.
This evening Neil reportedly attends a Rufus Wainwright concert at St. John at Hackney, London, during which Rufus performs several of his recently released musical settings of sonnets by Shakespeare.
Neil and Chris note on their website that they’re ‘back in the studio’ working with Olly Alexander of the band Years & Years.
The 15th PSB studio album, Nonetheless, is released today.