The Last Dinner Party have responded to claims that they are an ‘industry plant’ band.The much-hyped London group and NME 100 alumni – who are signed to Island Records – released their debut single ‘Nothing Matters’ last week to widespread acclaim.On Tuesday (April 25), the five-piece played a sold-out headline show at Camden Assembly in London, which followed support slots with The Rolling Stones and Nick Cave.
The band will open for Florence + The Machine and First Aid Kit this summer, and are also due to embark on a UK and European tour.Off the back of their recent plaudits and achievements, some Twitter users have suggested that The Last Dinner Party could be an ‘industry plant’ act, ‘nepo babies’ or may have had prior connections in the music industry.Earlier today (April 27), the group responded to a tweet that claimed they were “nothing special” and had been “clearly made by a label”.They replied: “I know I shouldn’t engage but this is just a nasty lie.“We weren’t put together like a K-pop girl group, we’ve known each other since we were 18 as we met during freshers week, there are videos of us playing live as an unsigned band all last year and we got signed from those.”i know i shouldn’t engage but this is just a nasty lie.
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