THE LAST DINNER PARTY

JO KENDALL

PRELUDE TO ECSTASY (Island/Universal, 2024) In 2022, a five-piece group called The Dinner Party were lauded by mainstream media as the new saviours of pop, a theatrical Queen-Kate Bush hybrid for Gens Z and Alpha. Signed to a major label, they’d supported The Rolling Stones but seemed to come from nowhere. In truth, they’d met as students in Brixton in 2019 and bonded at post-punk venue The Windmill, turning up in ballgowns as audience members before realising the stage should be their home. The pandemic halted social activities, but the band woodshedded for months on guitars, keyboards, flute and vocals – both lead and multipart harmonies – and invested in more outfits and bling. Later, their gigs would have suggested dress codes such as A Night At The Opera or…

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