The Last Dinner Party ramp up the intensity

The five-piece explore darker themes to great effect on their sublime second album.

- Nick Reilly

Here comes the apocalypse and I can't get enough of it," sings The Last Dinner Party's Abigail Morris over the glorious guitars and keys which underpin the opening track to their second album, From the Pyre, and reflect the darker edge that's all too present throughout.

Their 2024 debut Prelude to Ecstasy was a game-changer of a record, one which combined baroque pop with bigger rock sensibilities to deliver a sound that was truly their own. It achieved the UK’s biggest sales in nine years for a debut album in its first week, while sold-out tours and performances at the BRITs cemented the five-piece’s position as one of the UK’s boldest and brightest new bands.

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