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”.
Chris and Neil work in the studio on ‘Integral’ and record Neil’s vocals for ‘I Made My Excuses and Left.’
The Pandemonium live CD/DVD is released today in the U.K. and certain other countries (although the release date comes later for various other locales).
They continue demoing their new song ‘Vocal’ and begin work on another new one titled ‘Ball Starts Rolling.’
The Boys’ official website notes that Neil has been recording vocals for their next studio album (which will soon be titled Elysium).
The Pet Shop Boys receive NME’s ‘Godlike Genius Award’ at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, after which they close the awards show with a special half-hour performance.