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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from British singer-songwriter Richard Dawson was partly inspired by Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu's films and produced with Sam Grant.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Folk
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Record CollectorMar 24, 2025These are stripped-back songs rich in detail and full of heart, studded with everyday moments and cultural references. [Apr 2025, p.101]
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Feb 14, 2025End of the Middle might be more musically restrained than Dawson’s previous albums, but a minor work, it is not.
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Feb 14, 2025His most stripped back to date, featuring mostly Dawson’s voice, guitar and percussion, so that when a saxophone appears it drops like a bomb. It is also his most direct and haunting work, and a confident, sophisticated achievement that is surely his best work so far. .... With End of the Middle, Rich has given us the album we didn’t know we needed.
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Feb 14, 2025Those willing to meet End of the Middle on its own terms will find a powerfully moving work that turns kitchen-sink realism into something uniquely profound. There's no one who does what Richard Dawson does quite the way he does it, and we should all be glad he shares this gift with us.
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Feb 18, 2025An album of rare patience and empathy, ‘End Of The Middle’ doesn’t ever allow itself to descend into forthright commentary. Instead, it presents its scenes to you, inviting you in, and allowing you the time to reflect on the quiet luxury of finding such comfort a drag, in turn asking you to consider the fates of those who would find such a life an aspirational relief from the breadline.
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Feb 14, 2025A relatively sparse musical backdrop gives Dawson’s lyrics the space they deserve, with only the occasional squall of clarinet as distraction. A unique talent.
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Feb 24, 2025There is a poetry to the mundanity that serves as Dawson’s subject matter, which he draws out in its best moments. At others, however, his writing gets mired in merely setting down dutifully that which lies before us.