The Last Dinner Party, the London quintet that broke through in 2024 with Prelude to Ecstasy<\/em>, has just announced the release of their second album<\/strong>, From The Pyre<\/em>, due out October 17th<\/strong> via Island Records. Along with the announcement, they present the first preview of the album: “This Is The Killer Speaking”.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n Produced by Markus Dravs (regular collaborator of Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice or Bj\u00f6rk)From The Pyre<\/em> proposes a darker, more visceral and raw atmosphere than its predecessor. The band describes it as a mythological album: a place of destruction… but also of rebirth, passion and light. <\/p>\n\n The songs are nourished by powerful images: guns, mowers, ghosts, broken hearts and apocalypse. An extreme emotional treatment that turns anger or betrayal into dramatic ritual. <\/p>\n\n The single combines western atmosphere and glam-rock theatricality. Spoken entrances, melodic explosions, dark rumbling chords and dramatic changes mark the song’s pulse Fans on networks highlight its live strength and its ability to catch immediately: <\/p>\n\n “This kind of screams a dark horse contender for song of the year.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Critics endorse it: in CultFollowing they give it 5\/5, praising its balance between theatricality and sound evolution, keeping the pulse of the debut but betting on more somber colors.<\/p>\n\n This first preview maintains the theatricality that characterized their debut – applauded at Hammersmith Apollo and recognized with awards such as BBC Sound of 2024 and Brit Rising Star – but explores rawer tones and more complex narratives.<\/p>\n\n Vocally, Abigail Morris<\/strong> shines again, while the arrangements become denser, with strings and dark glam highlighting the twists and turns of emotional tension.<\/p>\n\n From The Pyre<\/em> features 10 songs, including “Rifle”,<\/strong> “Woman Is A Tree”,<\/strong> “Inferno”<\/strong> and, of course, the powerful “This Is The Killer Speaking”.<\/p>\n\n The album opens a new chapter in the group’s narrative: a step towards the wild, the primitive, the almost ritualistic. A second act that does not conform. <\/p>\n\n With From The Pyre<\/em>, The Last Dinner Party steps on a firmer footing. Their muddy theatricality, darker and full of nuances, promises an intense journey from ashes to new flames. <\/p>\n\n\ud83d\udda4 Shadows that burn<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83c\udf35 “This Is The Killer Speaking”: a disturbing first step.<\/h3>\n\n
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\ud83c\udf31 A theatrical evolution.<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udd1c Next steps<\/h3>\n\n
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