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3) The Last Dinner Party
The first thing you will notice about this extraordinary band, before hearing their music, is their aesthetic. The British baroque rock band has solidified themselves as glorious gothic-era ladies with fierce personalities. Their resolve isn’t just firm in their appearance, but it’s evident in their gory and twisted debut album, Prelude To Ecstasy.
When The Last Dinner Party refers to love in this album, they frequently refer to biting in the vampiric sense and highlight the presence of blood in many different ways. This band has made it on the world stage by capturing the aura of a bygone era and replanting it smack dab in the middle of the 2020s, and for some reason, it feels like the future.
Their debut album is a euphoric and emotionally charged experience. For fans of baroque pop or Wagnerian rock, there are elements of both pulsing through the veins of these tracks. For instance, lead…
