a b c Hubbard, Michael (June 1, 2023). "Jake Shears – Last Man Dancing". musicOMH . Retrieved June 6, 2023.

Needle on the Record: Jake Shears, Nakane, EBTG and more". OutInPerth. June 5, 2023 . Retrieved June 6, 2023. 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. Last Man Dancing is out now on CD, Colour Vinyl, Cassette and Digitally : https://mute.ffm.to/jakeshearsYou 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.” 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.

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.” 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.Later this year, his new podcast, Queer the Music, spotlighting pioneering LGBTQ+ artists, should appear. “At times like this when I’m putting out records,” he says, “and people say I’ve been a trailblazer, I feel like saying there were plenty of people before me who also did that. Plenty who’ve come after me, too.” Through the series, he hopes to explore and document these legacies. “It’s my history,” he adds, “ the shoulders I stand on, and I don’t think all those stories have been properly told.” Queer musicians past were less able to freely express themselves, he suggests, or not heard holistically. Again, there’s this sense Shears is preoccupied by time’s relentlessly fleeting nature. 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. 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.