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To sum up the impact The Last Dinner Party have had, or simply to try and summarise the highlights of their last twelve months would inevitably be doing the band an injustice. With sell out tours across the globe, chart-bothering singles, a fastest-selling number one album by a debuting band for years, a Rising Star BRIT Award, BBC Sound of 2024 winners and reams and reams of acclaim and social media discourse you’d be hard pushed to liken it to any new artist introducing themselves within the last decade, perhaps further beyond. The wildest of rides.

But amongst all the deafening noise stand five smart young musicians trying to ignore what they cannot control and instead leave a permanent impression out on the stages they’d always dreamed of performing on. A mesmerising, captivating live act, The Last Dinner Party started this journey honing their craft on the basement stages of London’s grassroots venues and have been telling their story to bigger capacity rooms across the UK, Europe and the US ever since. And with debut shows announced for Australia and Japan later this year, further headline tours across the US and UK (including three sold-out homecoming shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in the Autumn) and a handful of Summer festival performances (including a big return to Glastonbury) where all eyes look set to fall squarely on them, 2024 has quickly become as exciting a next chapter as their opening bow.

Britain’s “most likely to” have emphatically become Britain’s most in-demand, and Britain’s most exciting.

Special Guest: KATY J PEARSON

Someday, Now, Katy J Pearson’s third solo album, marks a significant shift in her music and artistic autonomy. Drawing on the Celtic Blessing, the album’s opening invokes a modern good-luck charm, setting the stage for Pearson’s exploration of new soundscapes. Produced by Nathan Jenkins (Bullion), known for his work with notable artists, the album reflects Pearson’s clarity and vision following a period of burnout and self-imposed exile from music.

Pearson embraced a pop sound naturally, with Jenkins helping her find confidence in her own voice and style, including singing in her natural Gloucestershire accent. The album was efficiently recorded at Rockfield Studios with a carefully chosen band and engineering by Joe Jones. The disciplined recording process resulted in songs that balance electronic production with Pearson’s authentic, emotionally honest vocals.

Tracks like “Those Goodbyes” and “Someday” showcase this balance, with Pearson embracing vulnerability and a relaxed vocal range. The album also features a variety of musical influences, from Beck to Kate Bush, blending genres seamlessly. The cover art, shot by Kasia Wozniak, metaphorically captures Pearson’s newfound empowerment. Pearson confidently asserts that Someday, Now is her best work, embodying a realization of her artistic potential.

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