From the Pyre

Originally, work had begun on the album in late 2024 with producer James Ford, who had produced the band's debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, released earlier that year. However, Ford had to leave the following year after being diagnosed with leukaemia. By July, Ford had been in remission. From the Pyre was ultimately recorded in 2025 with producer Markus Dravs. The band said the songs from the album "are character-driven but still deeply personal," adding that the record is intended to be "a little darker, more raw and more earthy" than Prelude to Ecstasy. ==Promotion and singles==

On 17 July 2025, the band released the lead single "This Is the Killer Speaking" alongside a music video and the announcement for the album. In the U.S., the single reached #17 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart and #26 on the Alternative Airplay chart. The second single, "The Scythe", was released on 5 September with another music video and additional details for their upcoming tour. On 1 October, they released the third single "Second Best" with a lyric video. The song, which took inspiration from Sparks (whom they covered on "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" the previous year), was written by the Last Dinner Party's guitarist Emily Roberts, and it is based on her experience in a past relationship that involved recurrent betrayal. Upon the album's release, the band released the album's fourth single and music video for "Count the Ways" which reached #29 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart. On 16 November 2025, band released the music video for "Sail Away"..On 11 December 2025 they released a video for "Agnus Dei". The band began a UK tour in October 2025 and will embark on a thirty-one date North American tour in March 2026. ==Critical reception==

Another aggregator, AnyDecentMusic?, gave the album 8.2 out of 10 based on 19 reviews. Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen gave the album an 8/10 rating and concluded, "Pyre, like/perhaps slightly more than Prelude, is fiercely ambitious, gloriously messy, and wickedly entrancing". Year-end lists ==Track listing==

Credits adapted from Tidal. The Last Dinner Party • Georgia Davies – background vocals (tracks 1–8), bass (except 8) • Lizzie Mayland – lead vocals (5), background vocals (except 5), rhythm guitar (except 8) • Abigail Morris – lead vocals (except 5, 7), background vocals (5) • Aurora Nishevci – lead vocals (7), background vocals (1–6, 8), piano (all tracks); conductor, string arrangement (except 8); organ (6) • Emily Roberts – lead guitar (except 8), background vocals (all), flute (9) Additional musicians • Casper Miles – drums (except 8) • Miriam Wakeling – cello (except 8) • Cristina Cooper – cello (1–7, 9) • Cecil Bignall – cello (1–7, 10) • Fraser Bowles – cello (9, 10) • Jordan Black, Jordi Juan Perez – clarinet (1, 3, 4) • Pedro López, Rebecca Speller – flute (1, 3, 4) • Sian Collins – French horn (4, 7, 10) • Elise Campbell – French horn (4) • Eleanor Blakeney – French horn (7, 10) • Lorna Blackwood – programming (2, 8, 9) • Nathen Durasamy – string arrangement (except 8) • Elliot Slater – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 4) • Jane Salmon – trombone (4) • Phil Entwistle – trombone (7) • Adam Chatterton, Matt Roberts – trumpet (4) • Harry Evans, Kaitlin Wild – trumpet (7) • Helena Sánchez, Irene Katsenelson – viola (except 8) • Jordan Bergmans – viola (1–4, 6, 9, 10) • Duncan Commin – viola (5, 7, 10) • Will Harvey – violin (except 8) • Kelly Moncaka, William Newell – violin (1–4, 6, 9) • Tadasuke Iljima – violin (1, 3, 5, 7, 10) • Collie Chan, Yuliya Ostapchuk – violin (1, 3) • Elena Abad – violin (2, 4–6, 9, 10) • Cristina Morell, Laci Olah – violin (2, 4, 6, 9) • Coco Inman, Iryna Glyebova, Stuart McDonald – violin (5, 7, 10) Technical • Markus Dravs – production (all tracks), vocal production (2, 8, 9) • Lorna Blackwood – vocal production (2, 8, 9) • Tom Roach – engineering • Eve Morris – engineering (1, 3, 4), recording (2, 4, 6, 9) • Fiona Cruickshank – engineering (2, 4–7, 9, 10) • Chiara Ferracuti, James Poucher, Luke Glazewski – engineering assistance • George Lloyd-Owen – engineering assistance (1, 3, 4) • Rebecca Horden – engineering assistance (2, 4, 6, 9, 10), recording (1, 3, 4) • Marta Di Nozzi – engineering assistance (5, 7, 10) • Alan Moulder – mixing • Finn Howells – mixing assistance • Christopher Parker – recording (5, 7, 10) • Chris Gehringer – mastering == Charts ==