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Alan Turing, through Pet Shop Boys, becomes the vehicle; the listener becomes the site for debate
This is an album scored through with authenticity
Structurally, this is chaos by design
In parts, he’s stumbled onto something stellar
Where ‘Big Ideas’ laid the groundwork, ‘Mud’ serves to consolidate the ideas
A supremely confident, slickly executed, shining addition to her catalogue
Confident, conflicted, and, above all, a lot of fun to listen to
Everything that makes them so compelling is here, but never has it felt quite this catchy
A mirror to our times casting back a stark, frightening image
Their fiercest, most ruminative release to date
An often-delicate inward vision that pairs frustration with beauty
An expansive and mature record
Spellbinding stuff
This is where she came from, this is what shaped her, and she’s the one at the helm
Doubling down on their initial rough’n’ready brilliance to make good on their potential and then some
A deliberate retreat from their role as commentators; here, their medium has become the music
A candid, introspective triumph that leaves just enough of the dancefloor well and truly alive
Consistently enjoyable without ever feeling particularly surprising
A ridiculous triumph
A dense, introspective opus as complex and unpredictable as its author
