Hotspot

Pitchfork 6.1/10 On their 14th studio album, the best-selling duo in UK pop dampen the euphoria; the result is a tuneful, wan album that lands somewhere in the middle of their rich catalogue.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe cement their status as Britain's all-time great pop band

Evening Standard 4/5 Even pop kids grow up eventually — this is Pet Shop Boys’ 14th album, but they’re still finding new ways of keeping things fresh.

The Independent 4/5 The new album from synth-pop pioneers Pet Shop Boys is a well-timed expression of hope, while Gengahr's third record is full of longing

Clash 8/10 Entering a remarkable fifth decade in pop, ‘Hotspot’ is Pet Shop Boys’ 14th studio record and is the final part of a trilogy of records

The Observer 3/5 (x2/Kobalt)

Loud and Quiet 7/10 The many futures that could have been – Pet Shop Boys get pensive on Hotspot, their 14th studio album, recorded in Berlin with Stuart Price.

Slant 4/5 If the world is burning, the album asserts, you might as well enjoy the bonfire.

Pop Matters 8/10 "The sense of so much missing when the world gets in the way," laments the ever-observant Neil Tennant, whose reporting skills clearly never left him...

The Telegraph 4/5 I don’t wanna go out/ I don’t wanna go dancing,” Neil Tennant protests on I Don’t Wanna.

The Irish Times 4/5 There’s an invigorating club energy while allowing room for stark and reflective moments