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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Amit Sharma

“It wasn’t a conscious decision to invent our own scale! The idea was to do something inspired by Jeff Buckley... but we added a mandolin”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts is the jazz schooled Queen-inspired indie guitar hero you’ve been waiting for

Emily Roberts of the Last Dinner Party playing an Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Goldie, onstage at Glastonbury 2024.

They formed only three years ago, but in that short space of time The Last Dinner Party have become one of the most exciting new rock acts of the modern age.

Their first full‑length, released back in February and titled Prelude To Ecstasy, ended up topping the UK album charts – becoming the first British rock debut to do so since Royal Blood burst onto the scene a decade ago. “It was very unexpected,” admits lead guitarist Emily Roberts. “I never thought that would be a reality… it’s crazy!”

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