The Last Dinner Party announce new album From The Pyre

Almost a year-and-a-half on from the release of their chart-topping, Mercury Prize-nominated debut, Prelude to Ecstasy, The Last Dinner Party have announced their highly anticipated follow-up, From The Pyre – out October 17.

To coincide with the news, the London-formed five-piece have shared the first single from the project, 'This is the Killer Speaking'.

“This record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them," the band say of the new album. "‘The Pyre’ itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light."

From The Pyre artwork

“The songs are character driven but still deeply personal, a commonplace life event pushed to pathological extreme," their statement continues. "Being ghosted becomes a Western dance with a killer, and heartbreak laughs into the face of the apocalypse. Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc, and blazing infernos. We found this kind of evocative imagery to be the most honest and truthful way to discuss the way our experiences felt, giving each the emotional weight it deserves.

“This record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated an opulent table. It also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves.”

The Last Dinner Party are previous winners of both the prestigious BRIT Rising Star Award and the BBC’s annual ‘Sound Of…’ poll. Upon its release in February 2024, Prelude To Ecstasy debuted at No.1 in the UK – scoring the biggest opening week for a debut LP by a band since 2015, while also becoming the fastest-selling debut album by a group on vinyl this century.

Watch the video for 'This is the Killer Speaking' below:

Revisit our 2024 interview with The Last Dinner Party here.