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Pet Shop Boys

Formed in London in 1981, the duo—consisting of singer Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe—met at a hi-fi store, not at a pet grooming salon as their name might suggest. The Pet Shop Boys quickly rose to fame thanks to the freshness of their electro-pop melodies and the irony of their lyrics, which hint at nostalgia, romance, and melancholy. Their first hit, “West End Girls”, was the prelude to a rich discography, divided between original albums and numerous remixes. After their debut albums Please (1986), Actually (1987), and Introspective (1988) and collaborations with Dust...