Abigail Morris (musician)

Abigail Mary Eliza Kemp Morris was born on 19 October 1999 in London, England. Morris grew up in London and attended boarding school at Bedales School in Hampshire. She then went on to study English at King's College London in 2019. Morris has been writing music from the age of thirteen. == Career ==

In 2018, Morris began releasing music on SoundCloud under the name "Amorina". Her streams also included an early demo of the future Prelude to Ecstasy track titled "Mirror". In 2019, during Freshers' Week at King's College London, Morris met fellow students Lizzie Mayland and Georgia Davies. Together, they decided to start a band. Subsequently, after being introduced to Emily Roberts and Aurora Nishevci, this led to the formation of indie rock band, The Last Dinner Party. After a series of pub performances, the band performed their first gig at the George Tavern in London in November 2021, with Morris as the lead vocalist. Morris has cited Florence + the Machine, David Bowie, and Queen as some of their inspirations. == Musical style and influences ==

, 2024 Morris told Vogue: "The visual world we create is so important to our music because the music will evolve constantly over time". In the same piece she cited the band's numerous musical inspirations, including David Bowie, Grace Jones, Weyes Blood, Hayley Williams and Pete Doherty; regarding their aesthetic inspirations, she cited Chloë Sevigny, Vivienne Westwood, Catholic imagery, and the 2016 film The Love Witch. Reviewing the band's debut album, Pitchfork wrote: "Prelude to Ecstasy spills over with baroque flourishes, ribboning woodwinds, and a theatrical sense of melodrama". A separate concert review by The Harvard Crimson praised Morris's stage presence, noting that "Morris's charismatic stage presence was engrossing as she danced around the stage before moving on to 'Caesar on a TV Screen'". == References ==