Last Dinner Party - From The Pyre

Indie Exclusive pink vinyl

From Allmusic guide:

The Last Dinner Party arrived at the soiree fully formed, having appeared seemingly out of nowhere with 2023's bawdy and assured festival fave "Nothing Matters." The group's theatrical, bold-faced indie rock -- evoking the spirit of Oscar Wilde, Florence + the Machine, Charlotte Brontë, 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 predecessor's 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 band's 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 group's greatest strength lies in their unified front, where each member's 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 ("Don't cry, we're bound together, each life runs its course"). It's 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.