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Prelude To Ecstasy
''Prelude to Ecstasy'' is the debut album by British indie rock band the Last Dinner Party, released on 2 February 2024 by Island Records. It was produced by James Ford, and includes the singles " Nothing Matters", " Sinner", "My Lady of Mercy", "On Your Side", "Caesar on a TV Screen" and "The Feminine Urge". The band will tour the UK and Europe from January to July 2024 in support of the album. The album received acclaim from critics and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It was the UK's biggest first week-selling debut album in nine years, since ''Communion'' by Years & Years. Background A press release called the concept of ecstasy a "pendulum which swings between the extremes of human emotion, from the ecstasy of passion to the sublimity of pain" and one that "binds healbum together". The band also stated that they "laid bare confessions directly from diary pages, and summoned an orchestra to bring our vision to life", calling it their "greatest honour and prid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party are a British indie rock band from London, formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass), and Aurora Nishevci (keyboards, vocals). They have no permanent drummer, and are currently joined during live performances by Casper Miles. The band signed with Island Records before releasing their debut single "Nothing Matters (The Last Dinner Party song), Nothing Matters" in April 2023, which became a top 20 UK hit. They were awarded the Brit Award for Rising Star, Rising Star Brit Awards 2024, Brit Award in December 2023, subsequently winning the Sound of...#2020s, BBC Sound of 2024 poll. Their debut studio album, ''Prelude to Ecstasy'', was released on 2 February 2024 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. History Morris (from London), Davies (from Australia) and Mayland (from Hebden Bridge) met in 2020 during Freshers' Week at King's Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Man Star
''Dog Man Star'' is the second album by English alternative rock band Suede (band), Suede, released in October 1994 on Nude Records. The album was recorded in London at Master Rock studios in early 1994, and was produced by Ed Buller. It was the last Suede album to feature guitarist Bernard Butler; growing tensions between him and singer Brett Anderson ended with Butler leaving the band before recording was complete. As a result, some tracks on the album had to be finished with the assistance of session musicians. In contrast to their debut album ''Suede (album), Suede'', which exhibited the influences of David Bowie and the Smiths, ''Dog Man Star'' exhibits a more varied aesthetic and draws from a wider range of influences. Although it did not sell on the same scale as its predecessor, it reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and was certified as gold by the British Phonographic Industry, BPI in November 1994. Described by ''Rolling Stone'' as "one of the most pretentious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lexicon Of Love
''The Lexicon of Love'' is the debut studio album by English pop band ABC. It was released on 21 June 1982 by Neutron Records in the United Kingdom, by Mercury Records in the United States and Japan, and by Vertigo Records in Canada and Europe. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It features four UK top 20 singles; "Tears Are Not Enough", "Poison Arrow", " The Look of Love" and "All of My Heart". Though Martin Fry has declined to label it a concept album, the album features repeated themes in which the singer experiences heartache as he tries and fails to have a meaningful relationship. A longform music video and film, ''Mantrap'', featuring songs from the album was released in 1983. Background ''The Lexicon of Love'' was ABC's debut studio album. The band had formed a few years earlier as electronic band Vice Versa and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque-pop
Baroque pop (sometimes called baroque rock) is a fusion genre that combines rock music with particular elements of classical music. It emerged in the mid 1960s as artists pursued a majestic, orchestral sound and is identifiable for its appropriation of Baroque compositional styles (contrapuntal melodies and functional harmony patterns) and dramatic or melancholic gestures. Harpsichords figure prominently, while oboes, French horns, and string quartets are also common. Although harpsichords had been deployed for a number of pop hits since the 1940s, starting in the 1960s, some record producers increasingly placed the instrument in the foreground of their arrangements. Inspired partly by the Beatles' song " In My Life" (1965), various groups were incorporating baroque and classical instrumentation by early 1966. The term "baroque rock" was coined in promotional material for the Left Banke, who used harpsichords and violins in their arrangements and whose 1966 song "Walk Away Renà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
