London’s theatrical art-rock visionaries The Last Dinner Party have announced their much-anticipated second album 'From The Pyre', due for release on 17th October 2025 via Island Records. The news arrives alongside the album’s lead single 'This Is The Killer Speaking', a swaggering, character-led track that sets the tone for a record steeped in myth, melodrama, and emotional fire.
Following the huge success of their 2023 UK Number 1 debut 'Prelude to Ecstasy', the band returned to the studio in early 2025 with Grammy-winning producer Markus Dravs (Wolf Alice, Florence + The Machine, Björk) to shape a follow-up that captures both the sharpness of their songwriting and the chemistry forged through relentless touring.
Describing 'From The Pyre', the band explain: “This record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. The Pyre itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate — a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion, and light.”
Diving into surreal, character-driven storytelling, the album turns everyday emotional experiences into grand gothic theatre. Heartbreak becomes an end-of-days waltz; rejection morphs into a duel with death. Imagery of saints, sailors, scythes, and sacred fires crackles throughout; reflecting a darker, more elemental shift in the band’s sonic landscape.
“It feels a little darker, more raw and earthy,” they continue. “It takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated at an opulent table. But it’s also cheeky, metatextual — a knowing wink in the mirror.”
Watch the new video for 'This Is The Killer Speaking' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting below.
'From The Pyre' Tracklist:
Agnus Dei
Count The Ways
Second Best
This Is The Killer Speaking
Rifle
Woman Is A Tree
Hold Your Anger
Sail Away
The Scythe
Inferno
