News
Plus Mount Kimbie, Sen Morimoto, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 9 this week. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Due Out February 2, 2024 via Island
Nov 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have announced their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, and shared a new song from it, “On Your Side,” via a music video. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Brittany Howard, Spyres, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Austin Saalman, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have shared their third ever single, “My Lady of Mercy,” via a music video. More
Plus Lael Neale, Blur, The Last Dinner Party, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week our writers and editors Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Celine Teo-Blockey, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield all weighed in which songs were best and we came up with the stacked list below. We settled on a Top 14 this week, with lots of honorable mentions. More
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have shared their second ever single, “Sinner,” as well as a video of them performing the song live. More
Plus Django Django, Killer Mike, bar Italia, Sparks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a surprisingly quiet week for new tracks, perhaps because it was bookended by the two weekends of the Coachella festival. But there were still some songs we liked. More
Apr 20, 2023
By Mark Redfern
The Last Dinner Party are a new British five-piece who have been getting a considerable amount of buzz in their home country based mainly on their live performances. But now they have released their debut single, “Nothing Matters,” via a music video. More
Interviews
May 24, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
Picture this: An emerging band creates a collection of exceptional songs that quickly capture the attention of industry professionals. Soon, offers start rolling in, and after securing management and a record deal, the label, who have undoubtedly recognized the band’s enormous potential, begin the process of supporting their development in order to help them achieve that potential. More
Reviews
Jul 26, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
The Last Dinner Party played one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the year and ably demonstrated why they’re so hotly tipped right now. More
