Via NME:

Rufus Wainwright will join Pet Shop Boys on the electro duo’s new album. The album ‘Concrete’ features Wainwright on the song ‘Casanova In Hell’. The album, which sees the Pet Shop Boys performing versions of their classics backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, is set to be released on October 23.

‘Left To My Own Devices’
‘Rent’
‘You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk’
‘The Sodom And Gomorrah Show’
‘Casanova In Hell’
‘After All’
‘Friendly Fire’
‘Integral’
‘Numb’
‘It’s Alright’
‘Luna Park’
‘Nothing Has Been Proved’
‘Jealousy’
‘Dreaming Of The Queen’
‘It’s A Sin’
‘Indefinite Leave To Remain’
‘West End Girls’

MP3s: Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah
Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin

What the others say:

Observer Music Monthly: The Pet Shop Boys’ best album in over a decade, sitting neatly between their previous career highpoints of Very and Behaviour.

Playlouder: ‘Fundamental’ will not only be rated up there among the Pet Shop Boys finest albums — it’s also arguably the best electro pop record we’ve heard in years.

Slant Magazine: It would be unthinkable to imagine a more pleasurable listen coming along in 2006.

What I say:

Such a pleasant surprise! Beautifully crafted electro-pop gems. Simple and clever cover art/photos. Puts the new Radio 4 album to shame. The kings reign again.