Aurora Nishevci, the vocalist associated with art-pop ensemble The Last Dinner Party, has announced a new musical collaboration with composer and arranger Nathan Durasamy under the name Rora and the Untamed. Their debut album, Do You Like Me Now?, is scheduled for release on Oct. 9.
From band member to new partnership
Both musicians have worked together previously: Durasamy contributed arrangements to The Last Dinner Party’s second album, From the Pyre. The pair say the new project moves between the intimate and the mythic, applying a dramaturgical approach to songwriting while weaving in references to Ancient Greek lore.
Their first single as Rora and the Untamed, "Savage White Swan", has already been released. Critics and listeners have described the track as an art-pop composition that blends electronic elements with a widescreen, carefully constructed arrangement.
Themes and intentions
Aurora and Durasamy have characterised the record as an examination of their relationship to being artists — an internal tug-of-war between what they called the desire to remain in the shadows and the impulse to occupy the spotlight. The songs reportedly interrogate motivation, how creative work shapes personal relationships and the impact of artistic identity on careers.
Those themes are consistent with the theatrical sensibilities listeners associated with The Last Dinner Party, while the new collaboration foregrounds orchestral arrangement and compositional detail through the involvement of a dedicated arranger.
- New project: Rora and the Untamed
- Debut album: Do You Like Me Now? — release date Oct. 9
- Lead single: "Savage White Swan" — art-pop blending electronic and widescreen arrangement
What to expect musically
Based on the credits and early single, the record appears to balance lyrical intimacy with expansive sonic textures. The collaboration pairs Nishevci’s established vocal and performative presence with Durasamy’s arranging background, suggesting the album will place a premium on finely scaled instrumental and harmonic detail.
Listeners can anticipate a blend of styles rather than a single, genre-limited sound. Elements described in coverage include electronic production, sculpted orchestration and songwriting that alternates between personal confession and myth-inspired narrative.
“Do You Like Me Now? moves between the personal and the mythical, drawing on Ancient Greek lore across often transformative songwriting.”
Context and significance
For audiences who followed The Last Dinner Party, Rora and the Untamed represents an evolution rather than a break: the musical partnership grows from prior collaborative work on From the Pyre and carries forward the theatrical, art-pop aesthetic associated with that band. The move also places a spotlight on the role of arrangers and composers in shaping contemporary pop-oriented projects.
Releases such as this often attract attention for how they reframe an artist’s public persona. By interrogating the tension between visibility and anonymity, the album’s stated themes speak to larger conversations in the music industry about the pressures of fame and the labour behind crafted performance.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Project name | Rora and the Untamed |
| Artists | Aurora Nishevci and Nathan Durasamy |
| Debut album | Do You Like Me Now? — Oct. 9 |
| Single | "Savage White Swan" |
| Musical notes | Art-pop, electronic elements, widescreen arrangements, Ancient Greek influences |
The project is poised to be of interest to followers of contemporary art-pop and to those tracking the careers of artists emerging from theatrically minded bands. The October release will provide a fuller sense of how Nishevci and Durasamy negotiate the album’s stated preoccupations in a complete record.
Advance singles and coverage have framed Rora and the Untamed as a carefully produced collaboration that foregrounds arrangement and narrative as much as vocal performance. Fans and critics will be able to assess those claims when Do You Like Me Now? arrives on Oct. 9.
