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Pitchfork 7.0/10 Electric is their most immediate, jubilant record in at least a decade-- a return to a couple of elements of their work that had been lying fallow for too long.
A.V. Club B Most often, Electric generously references the type of sophisticated electropop that Pet Shop Boys pioneered on early albums Please and Actually.
NME 4/5 Huge. Tasteful. Funny. Touching. Direct. Clever. As an exercise is sounding totally, defiantly alive, it is a complete success.
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Electric is a work of renewed purpose, whose short time-frame and scant tracklist belie the gems that lie within.
Evening Standard 4/5 This month's album releases reviewed by the Evening Standard's music critics
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 A pulse-quickening, mind-tickling dance LP 27 years after their debut? This duo did much more than get lucky.
DIY 4/5 More than three decades on from the day the pair first met in an electronics shop on the King's Road the Pet Shop Boys still manage to pack more ideas in an album than many others do in a thirty year career.
The Independent 4/5 It's the most simple, directly dance-oriented they've been since Disco, putting down a marker for the rest of the album.
All Music 4/5 An excellent, unexpected, and infectious triumph.
Under The Radar 7.5/10 Tennant and Chris Lowe hit far more often than they miss here; Electric is the most boisterous and lively Pet Shop Boys album since Very.
Clash 8/10 They’re reborn, revitalised, and really rather good.
Mojo 4/5 It gets on the dance floor to create some bona fide hits of its own.
The Observer 3/5 It's not cutting edge, but it does mean business.
Slant 3.5/5 The Pet Shop Boys have once again given themselves a lease on another era, and Price was obviously the right choice to help them do so.
Pop Matters 8/10 Electric is not only Pet Shop Boys’ heartfelt valentine to electronic dance music but also a reclamation of their part in its history.
The Guardian 4/5 Whatever the reason, a band that sounded pretty weary eight months ago sound recharged and inspired.
The Telegraph 5/5 Electric is the second really fantastic pop-dance blast of the year.
