The Quietus
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How Pet Shop Boys Sold City Glamour to Queer Suburban Kids | The Quietus
By Luke Turner
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A nostalgic recollection of discovering Pet Shop Boys in December 1985 as a young person in suburban Croydon, experiencing their music through headphones behind their father's armchair. The piece explores how the band's glamorous sound resonated with queer suburban youth seeking connection beyond their mundane surroundings.