The Pet Shop Boys talk new album 'Elysium,' and life in L.A.

The Pet Shop Boys have been indelibly linked with their hometown of London since their mid-’80s synth-pop hit “West End Girls.” Earlier this year, though, singer Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe relocated to Los Angeles to record “Elysium,” a sleekly seductive new studio album in stores this week. Pop & Hiss rang up Tennant in London to find out why.

By Mikael Wood

September 12, 2012