The Last Dinner Party - From the Pyre (2025)
From the Pyre is a luxuriantly ambitious sophomore album from The Last Dinner Party, where theatrical flair meets emotional burn. Across tracks like “Agnus Dei” and “This Is The Killer Speaking,” the band weave biblical metaphors and gothic flair into propulsive art-rock arrangements, marrying cement-hard basslines with choral layers and glimmering guitars. Their signature maximalism remains — but here it’s tempered with a more grounded urgency: songs about heartbreak, mortality and identity are dressed in silk and thunder. While the production occasionally leans into excess — the layers risk overshadowing melody — moments of restraint like “Hold Your Anger” provide impactful contrast and reveal deep songwriting beneath the gloss. In sum, From the Pyre doesn’t just repeat the spectacle of their debut — it refines it, deepens it, and stakes a claim: this band is more than hype, they’re shape-shifting storytellers with ambition and stagecraft in equal measure.
Genre: Indie Rock
Country: UK
Final Verdict: 67% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 144th / 711
Highlight: This is the Killer Speaking
Made me think of:
Kate Bush
Florence + the Machine
St Vincent
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