Name: Peasant
Brand: Richard Dawson

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

weird087lp

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Format detail

Double Heavyweight Black Vinyl with Download.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-06-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0887833008713

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

weird087cd

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0887833008720

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Richard Dawson

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Weird World

Richard Dawson is a talented songwriter and guitar player hailing from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Born in 1981, he has made a name for himself in the music industry with his unique style and captivating performances.
Dawson's music is known for its raw emotion and storytelling ability. His songs often delve into personal experiences and societal issues, offering listeners a thought-provoking perspective. With his intricate guitar playing and powerful vocals, he creates an immersive musical experience that leaves a lasting impact.
Having gained recognition for his exceptional talent, Richard Dawson continues to push boundaries in the world of music. Whether performing live or recording in the studio, he consistently delivers memorable performances that resonate with audiences worldwide.

Weird World is an independent record label that was established in 2011. In partnership with *l61623*, this label has quickly become a prominent player in the music industry. With their unique and diverse roster of artists, Weird World continues to push boundaries and challenge conventions.

As an authoritative figure in the music e-commerce world, Weird World offers a wide range of genres and styles for music enthusiasts to explore. From experimental electronic sounds to indie rock anthems, there is something for everyone on this label's impressive catalogue.

With their *LC 27862* label code, Weird World ensures quality releases that are both artistically innovative and technically sound. Their commitment to supporting emerging talent while also nurturing established acts sets them apart from other labels in the industry.

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No listener to Dawson’s earlier music has ever discerned a lack of artistic ambition. Whether they got on at the last stop - the 4 track Tyneside-Trout-Mask-through a-Vic and Bob-filter of Nothing Important - or earlier in the journey, with The Glass Trunk’s visceral song cycle or The Magic Bridge’s sombre revels, devotees of his earlier recordings will be at once intrigued by and slightly fearful of the prospect of a record that could make those three landmark releases look like formative work. Peasant is that album. From its first beguilingly muted fanfare to its spectacular climax exploring a Dark Ages masseuse’s dangerous fascination with a mysterious artefact called the Pin of Quib, it will grab newcomers to Dawson’s work by the scruff of the neck and refuse to let them go until they have signed a pledge of life-long allegiance. Driven forward by exhilarating guitar flurries, Qawwali handclaps and bursts of choral ferocity, Peasant’s eleven tracks sustain a momentum worthy of the lyrics’ urgent subject matter. Dawson describes the themes of these songs as “Families struggling, families being broken up by circumstance, and - how do you keep it together? In the face of all of these horrors that life, or some system of life, is throwing at you?” The fact that these meticulously wrought narratives all unfold in the pre-mediaeval North Eastern kingdom of Bryneich - “any time from about 450AD to 780AD, after the withdrawal of the Roman Empire”- only makes their contemporary relevance more enduring and vital. Dawson’s objective was to create “A panorama of a society which is at odds with itself and has great sickness in it, and perhaps doesn’t take responsibility – blame going in all the wrong directions”. But encountering Peasant’s captivating sequence of occupational archetypes (Herald, Ogre, Weaver, Scientist), listeners might find themselves wondering if these multitudes could somehow be contained with one person - surely we all have a ‘Shapeshifter’ and a ‘Prostitute’ within us?

2LP - Double Heavyweight Black Vinyl with Download.

2LP+ - Double Limited Heavyweight Yellow Vinyl with Download.