From the Pyre
by The Last Dinner Party
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 October 2025
- Label: Island
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:58
- Community rating: 3.68/5 from 20 ratings
Artists on this release: Emily Roberts, Abigail Morris, Georgia Davies, Aurora Nishevci, Lizzie Mayland
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On their sophomore album 'From the Pyre', The Last Dinner Party shifts from their acclaimed debut toward a sound the band described as darker, rawer, and more earthy. Under the guidance of producer Markus Dravs and mixer Alan Moulder, the album delivers character-driven narratives through intricate and ambitious songwriting, as heard on the country-tinged single "This Is the Killer Speaking" and the Sparks-influenced "Second Best". The theatrical arrangements and dynamic performances showcase a musical maturation honed by extensive touring, solidifying a bolder, more layered art-rock direction for the group.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, theatrical, literary, female-fronted, grand
Tracklist
- Agnus Dei (05:33)
- Count The Ways (03:58)
- Second Best (03:31)
- This is the Killer Speaking (04:54)
- Rifle (04:31)
- Woman is a Tree (03:57)
- I Hold Your Anger (04:21)
- Sail Away (03:59)
- The Scythe (04:45)
- Inferno (03:29)
Credits
- Georgia Davies - background vocals, bass, writing
- Lizzie Mayland - lead vocals, background vocals, rhythm guitar, writing
- Abigail Morris - lead vocals, background vocals, writing
- Aurora Nishevci - lead vocals, background vocals, piano, conductor, string arrangement, organ, writing, orchestrated by, keys
- Emily Roberts - lead guitar, background vocals, flute, writing
- Casper Miles - writing, session drummer
- Markus Dravs - production, vocal production
- Lorna Blackwood - vocal production
- Tom Roach - engineering
- Eve Morris - engineering, recording
- Fiona Cruickshank - engineering
- Chiara Ferracuti - engineering assistance
- James Poucher - engineering assistance
- Luke Glazewski - engineering assistance
- George Lloyd-Owen - engineering assistance
- Rebecca Horden - engineering assistance, recording
- Marta Di Nozzi - engineering assistance
- Alan Moulder - mixing
- Finn Howells - mixing assistance
- Christopher Parker - recording
- Chris Gehringer - mastering
- James Ford - producer
- Studio Island - art direction
- Alex Joseph - graphic design
- Jacob Greaves - illustration
- JN-H - lacquer cut by
- Nathen Durasamy - orchestrated by
- Laura Marie Cieplik - photography by
- Cal McIntyre - photography by