The Last Dinner Party – Prelude To Ecstasy (Vinyl)
The Last Dinner Party are pure maximalists. The gothic grandeur of Prelude To Ecstasy is apparent in everything from the lavish portrait of its cover to the nearly two-minute overture which begins the record. They are a group of young women unafraid of embracing bombast and opulence over cool detachment.
When it works, it can be pretty thrilling. A song like “The Feminine Urge” walks the line between broadway showstopper and genuine pop banger while somehow sticking the landing on a chorus that begins with the line, “I am a dark red liver stretched out on the rock. All the poison, I convert it and I turn it to love.”
Elsewhere, “Sinner” brings to mind similarly raucous, earnest rockers Arcade Fire and their Funeral-era commitment to following every idea to its breaking point (and sometime beyond).
Tracklist:
Prelude To Ecstasy 1:36
Burn Alive 3:21
Caesar On A TV Screen 3:49
The Feminine Urge 3:26
On Your Side 4:27
Beautiful Boy 3:47
Gjuha 1:29
Sinner 2:56
My Lady Of Mercy 2:55
Portrait Of A Dead Girl 4:57
Nothing Matters 3:02
Mirror/Outro (5:24)
Mirror 4:33
Outro 0:51
The Last Dinner Party are pure maximalists. The gothic grandeur of Prelude To Ecstasy is apparent in everything from the lavish portrait of its cover to the nearly two-minute overture which begins the record. They are a group of young women unafraid of embracing bombast and opulence over cool detachment.
When it works, it can be pretty thrilling. A song like “The Feminine Urge” walks the line between broadway showstopper and genuine pop banger while somehow sticking the landing on a chorus that begins with the line, “I am a dark red liver stretched out on the rock. All the poison, I convert it and I turn it to love.”
Elsewhere, “Sinner” brings to mind similarly raucous, earnest rockers Arcade Fire and their Funeral-era commitment to following every idea to its breaking point (and sometime beyond).
Tracklist:
Prelude To Ecstasy 1:36
Burn Alive 3:21
Caesar On A TV Screen 3:49
The Feminine Urge 3:26
On Your Side 4:27
Beautiful Boy 3:47
Gjuha 1:29
Sinner 2:56
My Lady Of Mercy 2:55
Portrait Of A Dead Girl 4:57
Nothing Matters 3:02
Mirror/Outro (5:24)
Mirror 4:33
Outro 0:51
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