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| 3.9 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | August 26th 22 |
Lovely: Dawson acts like a bard on Peasant, narrating medieval-like tales to pastoral folk instrumentations. He can't sing, but his emotion-conveying interpretation, as well as the grand baroque-like bursts of melody, largely compensates for that. With its outsider/punkish vibe as well as the occasional gang vocals, Peasant sounds like an escape out of the 21st century that can nevertheless be enjoyed by those who let themselves burn.
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| 3.0 good | ExoskeletalJunction | March 15th 22 |
Listening diary 25th February, 2022: Richard Dawson - Peasant (avant-folk, 2017)
I don't really like writing these bits for albums I'm on first listen for, but I didn't
listen to an awful lot of music on the 25th of February, so this will have to do. I had heard
a live rendition of "Ogre" a while back, after my obsession with 2020 reached google search
levels. It immediately struck me just how freak folk it was, and though this version isn't
the same level of intensity as the live version, it's certainly a world away from the sound
of its successor. I hear a lot of Comus and Exuma here, both artists that I love at the best
of times but frequently fly off into unnecessary bouts of obscurity, and that can be heard
here too. Time will tell if I warm to the more abrasive segments, but regardless of that I
still believe that Dawson is a very special artist and what he does is completely unique.
5.8 (1st listen)
Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog -
www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction
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| 4.5 superb | STOP SHOUTING! | December 28th 17 |
Nestling right up there amongst the top rank of 'Middle Ages' concept albums I've heard.
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| 4.0 excellent | meenwolf131 | November 9th 17 |
conceptual narrative structure / earthy lo-fi but well-detailed and melody / progression on textured dynamic and emotional intense
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| 4.0 excellent | VentiChan | September 6th 17 |
The way Dawson pitch changes to invoke odd or beautiful sounds is enchanting.
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| 3.0 good | doofy | January 11th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | MvdW | November 26th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | November 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | arf | November 6th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben STAFF | January 13th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | MmJj | January 9th 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | gschwen | December 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryus | April 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jsegura | February 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | DadKungFu STAFF | February 10th 20 |
| 2.5 average | casey | December 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Teo | October 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flomink | October 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gueero | September 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrpuri2 | January 26th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grzka | December 6th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Gleam | January 5th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | progsun | December 31st 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Yotimi | December 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | PaabL | December 20th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Smelty | December 12th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Holsety | December 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | John C. | December 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jade | December 4th 17 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | October 1st 17 |
| 3.5 great | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | September 6th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | robin | August 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brandon | August 27th 17 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | August 25th 17 |
| 3.0 good | helti | August 18th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Alexxx | August 17th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | August 15th 17 |
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