The Ruby Cord | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 18, 2022 | |||
Genre | Progressive folk | |||
Length | 80:49 | |||
Label | Domino Recording Company | |||
Richard Dawson chronology | ||||
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The Ruby Cord is the seventh studio album by the British avant-garde folk musician Richard Dawson, released on 18 November 2022 by Domino Recording Company.
The record was described as the final piece in a trilogy of albums, together with previous releases Peasant and 2020, set in "a sort of liminal reality that straddles real life and something more virtual" in the future. [1] [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81% |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The Observer | 3/5 [3] |
Mojo | 4/5 [2] |
Uncut | 4.5/5 [1] |
AllMusic | 4/5 [4] |
The Ruby Cord received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81 based on fifteen reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]
All tracks are written by Richard Dawson.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Hermit" | 41:00 |
2. | "Thicker Than Water" | 5:35 |
3. | "The Fool" | 5:46 |
4. | "Museum" | 8:06 |
5. | "The Tip of an Arrow" | 10:06 |
6. | "No-one" | 2:22 |
7. | "Horse and Rider" | 7:54 |
Total length: | 80:49 |
The Ruby Cord | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 18, 2022 | |||
Genre | Progressive folk | |||
Length | 80:49 | |||
Label | Domino Recording Company | |||
Richard Dawson chronology | ||||
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The Ruby Cord is the seventh studio album by the British avant-garde folk musician Richard Dawson, released on 18 November 2022 by Domino Recording Company.
The record was described as the final piece in a trilogy of albums, together with previous releases Peasant and 2020, set in "a sort of liminal reality that straddles real life and something more virtual" in the future. [1] [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81% |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The Observer | 3/5 [3] |
Mojo | 4/5 [2] |
Uncut | 4.5/5 [1] |
AllMusic | 4/5 [4] |
The Ruby Cord received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81 based on fifteen reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]
All tracks are written by Richard Dawson.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "The Hermit" | 41:00 |
2. | "Thicker Than Water" | 5:35 |
3. | "The Fool" | 5:46 |
4. | "Museum" | 8:06 |
5. | "The Tip of an Arrow" | 10:06 |
6. | "No-one" | 2:22 |
7. | "Horse and Rider" | 7:54 |
Total length: | 80:49 |