I listened to this album on a whim and I loved it, but I didn't realize how much until I listened to the just-released accoustic versions. Honestly, they just drove home for me how delicious the sound of the original album is—not to knock the lyrics, but they're just not the same without the production.
I started out feeling disappointed, mainly because of the huge created hype that I was unsure the band lived up to. Secondly, I didn’t feel the high drama of the band name and image translated into the songs,
Now, it’s true that many of the songs on their debut album are more subdued than expected. However, it’s still a very good collection of songs, despite them sometimes sounding more like high school drama class than Royal Shakespeare Company.
Stand out tracks: “Beautiful Boy” & “My Lady Of Mercy”
Literally every time I heard Chappell Roan in 2024, I thought to myself "it would be better if this were The Last Dinner Party."
Shopping at the mall, scrolling through TikTok, walking through the park while other people have their bluetooth speaker blasting... every "Hot To Go" meme... I just wish all those people were listening to The Last Dinner Party instead. I'm sure they'd dig it, assuming it really is about feminism and pageantry as much as they claim it is and not just "it's popular."
Come to think of it, let's all just go back and listen to The Long Blondes again.