Beneath virtually every live clip of The Last Dinner Party, a familiar question seems to pop up again and again: where can I hear more? An elusive band that only exists live on stage, the answer up until now has been simple – get down to one of their shows.
The band’s origin story isn’t “particularly romantic,” concedes bassist Georgia Davies, who first met guitarist and backing vocalist Lizzie Mayland at their uni halls on a quest for beer. Later that week, the pair bumped into and befriended Abigail at New Cross boozer Marquis of Granby. Emily Roberts (lead guitar) and Aurora Nischevi (keys), who later completed the band’s line-up, both come from more classical backgrounds and studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. “I think it’s really lucky that we’ve all come from such different places musically,” Abigail says.
The well-earned buzz surrounding the band has echoes of the feral excitement that followed Savages’ earliest live shows at The Macbeth. As ringleader Abigail Morris puts it, neatly summarising their stylings: “We’re just five dads trapped in gorgeous young bodies.”
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