Disco Vol.3

Polished to within an inch of their lives by sterling remixers such as the cap-doffing Felix Da Housecat and tribal-house pin-up Tom Stephan, the Pets' often dour tales of lost love and middle-aged reflection take on a new "happy-sad" quality here that works well against the tougher beats and electro stylings. Add to this a couple of old, newly finished songs from early 1980s sessions with proto-energy producer Bobby O, including the affectingly truthful "Try It (I'm in Love with a Married Man)", and the Pet Shop Boys have declared themselves back in business. --Paul Tierney