This is a preorder. Albums can be picked up or will be mailed out upon street date. Order by 1/31/25 to get by 2/14/25.
Label: Domino
Rich(ard) Dawson returns with news of his forthcoming record End of the Middle, out February 14, 2025. While Dawson is no stranger to big musical ideas, be it opening his 2022 album The Ruby Cord with a world-building 41-minute track or writing epic songs from the perspective of a seed in collaboration with the Finnish experimental rock band Circle, here Dawson turns the dials down. “Everything is held back and soft,” he says. By stripping the songs to a bare bones essence, what is revealed is a remarkably poised, oddly elegant and beautiful collection of songs - unquestionably some of Dawson’s finest work to date. The title of the new album End of the Middle is a suitable contradiction, one that invites multiple interpretations: Middle-aging? Middle-class? The middle-point of Dawson's career? The center of a record? Centrism in general? Polarization? The possibility of having a balanced discussion about anything? Stuck in the middle with you? Middle England? Decide for yourself on February 14, 2025.
Track Listing:
- Bolt
- Gondola
- Bullies
- The question
- Boxing Day sales
- Knot
- Polytunnel
- Removals van
- More than real