From The Pyre

2021年にロンドンで結成された5人組バンドによる1年半ぶりとなるセカンド・アルバム!

2021年に結成されたロンドンの5人組バンド。2024年にはBBCによるSound of 2024の第1位を獲得、BRITアワードのライジングスター賞受賞等、インディー・ロック・シーンの注目を集める。同年2月、プロデューサーにGorillaz、Arctic Monkeys等を手掛けた伝説的なプロデューサー=James Fordを迎えたデビュー・アルバム『プレリュード・トゥ・エクスタシー』をリリース。同年来日単独公演を実現させFUJI ROCK FESTIVAL24のグリーンステージに出演。さらに2025年4月にも単独日本ツアーを実施。早くもセカンド・アルバム登場となる。

The Last Dinner Party arrived at the soiree fully formed, having appeared seemingly out of nowhere with 2023s bawdy and assured festival fave "Nothing Matters." The groups theatrical, bold-faced indie rock -- evoking the spirit of Oscar Wilde, Florence + the Machine, Charlotte Bronte, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch -- struck a chord with audiences and sent their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, to number one in the U.K. From the Pyre follows in its predecessors bedazzled footsteps, delivering lusty thespian rock to the masses with wit, warmth, and remarkable pop craftsmanship. Lee Hazlewood is mentioned just a few bars into the opulent opener, "Agnus Dei" -- a dazzling showcase of the bands impeccable vocal arrangements -- and his "cowboy psychedelia" looms large on the brooding "This Is the Killer Speaking" and the spare barroom weeper "Sail Away." The groups greatest strength lies in their unified front, where each members contribution not only supports the whole but fortifies its very foundation -- this aesthetic applies as much to arena-ready anthems like "Second Best" and "Inferno" as it does to an immersive art-rock gem like "Woman Is a Tree." TLDP puts all of these predilections into motion on the penultimate "Scythe," a powerful rumination on grief and mortality that manages to feel both superfluous ("Open me up, butcher my heart, please let me die on the street where you live") and life-affirming ("Dont cry, were bound together, each life runs its course"). Its a neat trick, and one that the Last Dinner Party are more than capable of pulling off. These are all big-hearted songs dreamed up in small rooms, and painted in bold Broadway strokes. ~ James Christopher Monger