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THE LAST DINNER PARTY – FROM THE PYRE – ALBUM REVIEW
Last year’s stunning debut album, ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ was monumental for The Last Dinner Party. The record made the band household names and brought about numerous prestigious awards all proclaiming them the next big thing.
With this attention however comes pressure to maintain that momentum. Many eyes will therefore be on their sophomore release, ‘From the Pyre’ which arrives some twenty months later.
With two of the albums pre-release singles (‘Second Best’ and ‘This is the Killer Speaking’) having already been previewed live last year, a degree of mystique remained for the album as a whole. The record however picks up pretty directly from its predecessor.
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Indeed, ‘From the Pyre’ feels like a true continuation of ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ yet somehow even more ambitious! Yes, the five-piece are able to take the words bold and innovative to new heights on this enchanting collection.
In a time of short-form media and low attention spans, the fact that the band have doubled down on their dynamic and mesmeric songwriting is commendable. With eight of the ten tracks nearing or surpassing the four-minute marker this album is very much substance over style.
The fact that the album credits spotlight nearly forty additional musicians show a glimpse of the layers crafted into the fabric of this album. The core group all get their moments to shine however and you do have to say that they are greater than the sum of their parts.
Anybody doubting their ability to follow up their sensational debut has been shut up with a new album arguable even fuller and grandiose than the original. The Last Dinner Party are no longer the next big thing, they are the now and they are going to be massive.
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