a b Wratten, Marcus (June 3, 2023). "Jake Shears on Kylie, manic parties and why he 'doesn't care' about making queer music". PinkNews . Retrieved June 6, 2023. Last Man Dancing is out now on CD, Colour Vinyl, Cassette and Digitally : https://mute.ffm.to/jakeshears

a b Cobbald, David (June 2, 2023). "Jake Shears: Last Man Dancing review". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 6, 2023. As Jake himself has put it,“While not everyone might make it to the end, it’s the last ones dancing who are rewarded with the most magical moments.” By now the night is firmly underway as we enter the early hours of the morning. Needle on the Record: Jake Shears, Nakane, EBTG and more". OutInPerth. June 5, 2023 . Retrieved June 6, 2023. There are hints of the modern-day STEPS in ‘I Used To Be in Love’ as Jake laments lying in bed crying at night, possibly provoked by the sight of a former lover. The song is empowering however and keeps the energy running high.Cutting it … Scissor Sisters in 2004, with Jake Shears second from right. Photograph: Lionel Flusin/Gamma-Rapho/Getty It’s going to be a fun summer,” remarked Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears at the launch of his latest solo venture, his new record: Last Man Dancing. You can hypothesise about what we did, sure. But above all else,” Shears says of his band, “we threw a good party. It’s what I still aspire to. Showing people a great time is what I was put on this Earth to do. Not forcing fun, but conjuring it.”

Even amidst its high-octane energy, Jake Shears’ new album offers Scissor Sisters’ front-man the opportunity to reflect on how he got to where he is today. In his own words, Last Man Dancing is “a journey through the ultimate house party. The first half gives you those singalong moments that get everyone into it at the top of night. As the hours turn, you can go a little deeper and darker, more where the second half of the record goes. It’s inspired by all the over-the-top house parties I’ve thrown throughout my life. I was born to host, I love to DJ and my favourite hours of a party are from 4-6am. There’s nothing more luxurious than being as loud as you want in the early hours. Not everyone might make it to the end, but the last ones dancing are possibly rewarded with the most magical moments of the evening.” Last Man Dancing, follows 2018’s self-titled Jake Shears album. The former feels like a bolder entry from Jake, who is more firm in his position and what he has to say. For the most part, the move has made perfect sense. But the capital’s gay scene isn’t quite how Shears remembers it. “So many of the bars are gone,” he says. “Smaller dancefloors have been taken over by straight people or have disappeared. Gay bars feel like gay- themed bars. But I still desire … ” He drifts off for a moment. “I want to be dancing, but bigger parties have taken over. It doesn’t satisfy me – an intimacy is missing from nightlife. The only way to replace that is to do it yourself. That’s where my head was at with this record.”By the time we get to the electro-pop tech-house stylings on ‘Mess of Me’ we’re deep into the night. There’s no sign of light other than the artificial strobe lights accompanying the psychedelic kaleidoscope of sound. Again one song blends into the next as ‘Doses’ keeps the late-night poppers fuelled sesh going. Segalov, Michael (June 2, 2023). "Jake Shears on life after Scissor Sisters: 'I was put on Earth to show people a great time' ". The Guardian . Retrieved June 6, 2023. a b Ryan, Gary (June 2, 2023). "Jake Shears – Last Man Dancing review: Scissor Sister hosts the ultimate house party". NME . Retrieved June 6, 2023.