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There is the beat proclaimed in earnest, and there is pulse that is heard underneath the layers of skin, the one that raises the hair on the back of the neck and finds the senses tingling and dancing with delight. Both have their purpose, both have their own signals of intent, but it is to the maturity of expression that comes with the pulse that the duo that make up the Pet Shop Boys that sees their own beat once more become a primal and scintillating Hotspot.