Still, Marr's ringing, ethereal guitar work makes Release sound refreshing in a way that a new Pet Shop album hasn't lately, and it buoys Tennant's coolly adenoidal croon. Lead single "Home and Dry" is particularly lovely, with Marr threading a rippling lead line around Tennant's shapely vocals and evoking "all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles" that can separate two lovers. "I Get Along" positions Marr's guitar as part of a budget-Phil Spector wall of sound, Tennant sending a wobbly girl-group kiss-off to a flirt who'd "much rather be with rock royalty instead of someone like me." True, Release is far from guitar-god material, but with these Boys, it's good enough.