Given the persistent sniping suggestions that The Last Dinner Party are "industry plants" or "nepo babies", it seems rather cruel of the Beeb to choose to extract the quote "Being a hyped, buzzy band can be a curse" as the headline for Mark Savage's interview feature on them. It's hardly a comment likely to endear them to their critics.
The band tackle the Party pooh-poohers head-on in conversation with Savage, dismissing the rumours and claiming that they've paid their dues. Bassist Georgia Davies suggests that lockdown was helpful in enabling them to develop out of the public eye, at their own pace and on their own terms: "By the time we emerged from the chrysalis, we were fully formed." It still looks suspicious to some, though.
Whatever the truth, 'Nothing Matters' was an excellent first single and they've clearly connected with a lot of people, especially through live performances. Quite why debut album Prelude To Ecstasy isn't due for release until February when recording finished this January isn't explained, or queried by Savage. Hopefully they've got some control over things, rather than being at the mercy of label or management strategy.
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