UKNY for August 13

When I was in London in July, I met up with three of the five members of The Last Dinner Party—singer Abigail Morris, lead guitarist Emily Roberts and bassist Georgia Davies— just days before their second appearance at BST Hyde Park, opening for Lana Del Rey. (The balance of the band, keyboardist Aurora Nishevci and guitarist Lizzie Mayland, were off doing other things that day.)

Although The Last Dinner Party has only released two singles, a gleefully profane debut, "Nothing Matters," and the more recent "Sinner," they're one of the buzziest emerging bands in the Britain (and the States); a lethal live combo of canny rock and pop chops, a witty flair for the dramatic, and irresistibly catchy songs that zigzag like honeybees between flowers, unwilling to rest in one genre.

On "UKNY" at 11 p.m. tonight, a conversation with Abigail, Emily and Georgia about their rise over the past three years, recording their debut album with producer James Ford (Blur, Arctic Monkeys), their once-traumatic, now-fortuitous change to the band's moniker earlier this year, and their determination to hear Mick Jagger utter their name one of these days.

Also in tonight's mix, new releases from Slowdive, Vanishing Twin, Courtney Barnett and American-born, London-based Jalen Ngonda.

That's "UKNY," Sundays from 11p.m.-midnight, on 90.7FM, streaming online and in the Archives after broadcast.

Songs played:
1. The Last Dinner Party, “Nothing Matters,” single
2. The Last Dinner Party: UKNY Interview from London
3. The Last Dinner Party, “Sinner,” single
4. Slowdive, “the slab,” everything is alive
5. Vanishing Twin, “Afternoon X,” Afternoon X
6. Penguin Café, “Find Your Feet (radio edit),” Rain Before Seven …
7. (Maryland, US-London, UK) Jalen Ngonda, “Come Around and Love Me,” Come Around and Love Me
8. Corinne Bailey Rae, “New York Transit Queen,” Black Rainbows
9. (Melbourne, AU) Courtney Barnett, “Different Now (Chastity Belt cover),” single
10. (Walla Walla, Washington, US) Chastity Belt, “Ann’s Jam,” Chastity Belt