STACK #233 March 2024

MUSIC FEATURE

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Pet Shop Boys

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JUSTICE HYPERDRAMA (BECAUSE/VIRGIN)

Grammy-winning French duo Justice are scratching that seven-year itch with Hyperdrama , their first studio album since 2016’s prog-disco-metal Woman . By all accounts,

nothing about this record will be phoned in; here’s what the band had to say about its sound: ”Disco/

MARK KNOPFLER ONE DEEP RIVER (SONY)

of impressive albums like Arctic Monkeys’ AM , a couple of Gorillaz, Depeche Mode and Foals records, and basically all of Florence + the Machine’s catalogue. Nonetheless was recorded and mixed in London last year, and arrives at the end of April.

Mr ”I want my MTV” himself – four time Grammy winner Mark Knopfler – is ready to sling us his tenth studio album, comprising 12 tracks of poetic storytelling in that beautiful Geordie vocal tone. Of course, the guitar

funk and electronic music at large have always been core elements of the music we make as Justice. In Hyperdrama , we

make them coexist, but not in a peaceful way. We like this idea of making them fight a bit for attention.” You’ll be able to snag this one on JB AU-exclusive crystal clear vinyl... if you’re fast.

PET SHOP BOYS NONETHELESS (WARNER)

Let’s face it: Pet Shop Boys were always on our minds, even during the four-year gap between previous album Hotspot (2020) and next month’s Nonetheless , which will be their 15th studio album. It’ll also be the English synthpop duo’s first outing with producer James Ford, who’s variously lent his talent to a slew

work remains a glittering staple of this offering, plumbing the man’s deft knowledge of blues, folk, rock, and more. Producer by Knopfler himself, we’re ready to be charmed by this guaranteed future classic.

Mark Knopfler

ARIANA GRANDE eternal sunshine

The seventh studio album from Ariana Grande eternal sunshine is out on March 8 featuring the single Yes, And? Out March 8.

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