Rich(ard) Dawson

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As Richard Dawson sat in his allotment shed writing lyrics for his latest record, he looked out over the green slopes of the Tyne valley. It’s an intimate scene, reminiscent of the kind he sketches out across End of the Middle. “I wanted this album to be small-scale and very domestic,” he explains.

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 dials everything down.

By stripping things down, he reveals some remarkably poised, elegant and beautiful music. This is unquestionably some of Dawson’s finest work to date, which is especially impressive given his impeccable track record for songcraft and having already been declared “Britain’s best songwriter” by The Guardian.

The sparsity of the compositions has an almost post-rock sensibility at times, as guitar lines quietly twist on top of whisperingly tapped drums, but then delivered through Dawson’s inimitable folk-tinged style. There are also moments that are undeniably straight up pop. With no huge arrangements and productions to hide behind, and with every tiny detail emphasised, not only do you have Dawson at his most exposed, but you have a platform for his tunes to really shine. Focusing on a family unit, the album encompasses everything from age and class to reflections on a period in Dawson’s own career.

As he takes to the stage, expect richly detailed, evocative and tactile music that transports you to the places and scenarios it describes, and delivers a great deal of poignancy and a real emotional punch.

Tickets for this event include a £1 venue restoration levy, included in the ticket price. This fee supports building investment at the Grade II-listed Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Thu 22 May 8pm £29/£26/£24

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