No need to introduce Pet Shop Boys, I guess. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are currently recording their upcoming album (set for release in the autumn) with Stuart Price. In the meantime, they drop the stand-alone EP Agenda, featuring four songs that won’t be on the album.

Discussing the EP, Neil says it contains “three satirical songs and one rather sad song – but they all have, broadly speaking, political themes. I think it’s because of the times we’re living through.”

The individual songs are Give Stupidity A Chance, On Social Media, The Forgotten Child and my absolute favourite: What Are We Going To Do About The Rich? A Pet Shop Boys classic in the making. Neil: “This was written as a lyric as a sort of mock-protest song.” Chris: “We’re talking about very rich.” Neil: “We’re talking about extreme rich – oligarchs and that kind of thing. The super-rich.” Chris: “The ones that don’t pay any tax.”

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.