Listening...

Morten Harket, until recently the lead singer of Aha, will release a new solo album in April which includes a new song by Pet Shop Boys. The album is called Out Of My Hands and the new song by Pet Shop Boys is entitled "Listening".

Harket approached Pet Shop Boys in September last year and was offered the recently written ballad which Neil and Chris thought would suit his voice.

The album tracklist:

1. Scared of Heights
2. Keep the Sun Away
3. Lightning
4. I'm the One
5. Quiet
6. Burn Money Burn
7. When I Reached the Moon
8. Listening
9. Just Believe it
10. Out of my Hands



The first single is called "Lightning" and will be released on March 9th in Norway only.






The second single from the album will "Scared Of Heights" and will be released internationally on March 23rd. A music video will be released soon.



And more on the Pet Shop Boys: he producer for the forthcoming PSB album has been announced.

Andrew Dawson, the multi-platinum-selling, multiple Grammy Award-winning producer, audio engineer, and mixer extraordinaire, has forged close professional relationships with some of the music industry’s biggest hip-hop and pop stars and helped to produce some of this generation’s most massive genre-bending hits. And this year, he will produce the new Pet Shop Boys album.

Dawson has worked with an impressive group of A-list, chart-topping recording artists in his own studio (Dawson’s SoundEQ in Hollywood, CA) and in major studios around the globe including, but not limited to, R&B/pop superstars John Legend, Ne-Yo andBeyonce, rap/hip-hop superstars Common, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and T.I. pop/rock superstars Michelle Branch, Third Eye Blind, Kimbra, and Fun., and most recently P.O.S., The Morning Benders, and Pet Shop Boys.

Considering the people he has worked with previously, this seems an odd choice. But I am sure that the boys know what they are doing. I have loved every single one of their previous albums, so I'm sure this one will be good. No release date has been announced, but the album is supposed to come out later this year.

A Must Have!...

A year ago this month, A-ha launched their final world tour in South America. The "Ending on a High Note" tour was a live celebration of the bands 25 year career, which included stops in 63 cities in 21 countries, and culminated in four concerts in their home town of Oslo last December. The band’s last ever live concert took place on December 4, 2010, and was recorded for release on DVD.

Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert will be available in four formats: Bluray, DVD, Deluxe (2 CDs + DVD) and CD only.

Tracklisting:

CD Only:

01. The Sun Always Shines On TV
02. The Blood That Moves The Body
03. Scoundrel Days
04. The Swing Of Things
05. Forever Not Yours
06. Stay On These Roads
07. Manhattan Skyline
08. Hunting High And Low
09. Minor Earth, Major Sky
10. Summer Moved On
11. I’ve Been Losing You
12. Foot Of The Mountain
13. Cry Wolf
14. Analogue
15. The Living Daylights
16. Take On Me

Bluray, DVD and Deluxe (2 CDs + DVD):

01. The Sun Always Shines On TV
02. Move To Memphis
03. The Blood That Moves The Body
04. Scoundrel Days
05. The Swing Of Things
06. Forever Not Yours
07. Stay On These Roads
08. Manhattan Skyline
09. Hunting High And Low
10. We’re Looking For The Whales
11. Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
12. Crying In The Rain
13. Minor Earth, Major Sky
14. Summer Moved on
15. I’ve Been Losing You
16. Foot Of The Mountain
17. Cry Wolf
18. Analogue
19. The Living Daylights
20. Take On Me


The Blueray and Deluxe editions will include a documentary and a gallery of photos by Stian Andersen.

The first confirmed release date is April 1 for Germany and Norway; the rest of the world will follow soon after (full release schedule still to be confirmed). There will be an NTSC version available for fans in North America and Japan as well.