''Lost'' is an
extended play
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released on 14 April 2023 by English
synth-pop
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duo
Pet Shop Boys
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on the band's own label
x2. The EP features four tracks that were unused from sessions for their 2016 album ''
Super
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''.
The digital release includes a fifth track, "Living in the Past", a new song about
Vladimir Putin
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.
Reception
Writing for ''
The Daily Telegraph
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'', Emma Harrison recognised this as one of the albums of the week, rating it four out of five stars, commenting on the mixture of both political commentary and danceable music.
Track listing
All songs written by
Chris Lowe and
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for '' Smash Hits'', and assist ...
#"The Lost Room" – 4:12
#"I Will Fall" – 4:38
#"Skeletons in the Closet" – 3:03
#"Kaputnik" – 3:58
#"Living in the Past" – 4:36
Track 5 is included on the digital release only.
Personnel
Pet Shop Boys
*
Chris Lowe – vocals, instrumentation, design,
production
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*
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for '' Smash Hits'', and assist ...
– vocals, instrumentation, design,
production
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Additional personnel
*Farrow Design – design
*Pete Gleadall –
engineering
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,
mixing
See also
*
List of 2023 albums
References
External links
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2023 EPs
Pet Shop Boys EPs
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