Electric, Pet Shop Boys' first LP on their own record label, sees Stuart Price aiding Messrs Tennant and Lowe in a hugely enjoyable record aimed at the dancefloor. Luke Turner does gives a track-by-track preview, plus listen to new track exclusively here
Unheard for 200 years, Vivaldi became a star for the second time when an Italian group had a hit album with The Four Seasons in 1955 – the same year that rock & roll exploded. But it was a brilliant 1970 recording by Britain’s Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields that, for better or worse, made it truly omnipresent
"30 years of hurt" has often felt like it applied to the bombastic jingoism related to England, but all that is changing with Gareth Southgate's diverse, intelligent team and their rise to the finals of the Euros, argues Tim Burrows. Image: Catherine Ivill/Getty