The Last Dinner Party have shared details of their sophomore album, ‘From The Pyre’, and released the lead single ‘This Is The Killer Speaking’.

Set to hit shelves on October 17, the London five-piece follows on from their heavily-acclaimed debut ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ which led the band to two BRIT Awards.

The band hit the studio alongside Grammy Award-winning producer Markus Dravs for the new album. Dravs has previously worked with the likes of Wolf Alice, Florence + The Machine, and Bjork. ‘From The Pyre’ is available to pre-order now from here.

The announcement of the bands second album coincides with the release of the lead single, ‘This Is The Killer Speaking’. The sound is reminiscent of ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ but with a more mature and darker feel to it. Check out the new single above.

Explaining the inspirations and motivations behind the album, the London band said: “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.

“The songs are character-driven but still deeply personal, a commonplace life event pushed to pathological extreme. Being ghosted becomes a Western dance with a killer, and heartbreak laughs into the face of the apocalypse.”

They continued, as they described the darker feel behind this album: “Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc, and blazing infernos. We found this kind of evocative imagery to be the most honest and truthful way to discuss our experiences felt, giving each the emotional weight it deserves.

“This record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated at an opulent table. It also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves.”

‘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’

Earlier this month, The Last Dinner Party joined Nile Rodgers in curating a special exhibition for the David Bowie Centre.

Featuring in the ‘Nothing Matters’ rockers exhibition will include exclusive photos by Mick Rock of Bowie in the studio, his Electronic Music Studios synthesiser user manual, writings from the 1976 ‘Station To Station’ tour, and Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for ‘Win’.

The centre will open it’s doors on September 13 with entry being free, but ticketed. You will be able to purchase tickets on a later date from here.