Taken from his latest album 2020 which made it into several of our End of year lists, Richard Dawson shares his video for ‘Dead Dog in an Alleyway’. The animated video is directed by Ewan Jones Morris and reflects the powerful portrayal of sleeping rough conjured by Dawson’s evocative and startling lyrics.
This is art shorn of artifice, pop against populism, and it just so happens to be one of the defining statements of our times. Thomas Blake (Read the full review here)
Many reviewers, myself included, focused on this album’s immediacy, its scary currency. It rocked up at just the right time to be labelled a ‘brexit album’ and was prescient enough to be called a ‘post-brexit album’. But in reality its reach is greater and its concerns more important than that. When the dust settles on our current mess and we have newer, bigger messes to deal with, 2020 will still be there, a brutal but loving snapshot of humanity. Thomas Blake, Folk Radio
Additionally, Richard Dawson has confirmed further UK and European live dates; having previously announced a special one-off and now sold out Delight Is Right event at London’s Barbican in March, headline shows have now been added across Europe with a further UK run now confirmed for May. More details on the tour can be found below.
Richard Dawson Live Dates
Tues 21st January – Stockholm, Fasching (SOLO)
Fri 24th January – Helsinki, G Livelab (SOLO)
Fri 31st January – Copenhagen, ALICE
Sat 1st February – Aalborg, Northern Winter Beat Festival
Tues 4th February – Geneva, Antigel
Weds 5th February – Metz, Le Caveau des Trinitaires
Thurs 6th February – Nantes, Le Lieu Unique (free entry)
Fri 7th February – Lyon, L’Epicerie Moderne
Sat 8th February – Paris, Le Petit Bain
Thurs 20th February – Belfast, Empire
Fri 21st February – Dublin, Whelan’s
Thurs 27th February – Bronson, Ravenna
Fri 28th February – Trento, Trensiti
Sun 1st March – San Costanzo, Klang
Weds 25th March – Gateshead, The Sage
Sat 28th March – London, Barbican (SOLD OUT)
Sun 29th March – Bristol, Trinity Centre
Thurs 16th April – Amsterdam, Paradiso
Fri 17th April – Tilburg, Roadburn Festival
Mon 20th April – Berlin, Kantine Am Berghain
Tues 21st April – Jena, Trafo
Thurs 30th April – Middlesbrough, Westgarth Social Club
Fri 1st May – York, The Crescent
Sat 2nd May – Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club
Fri 8th May – Folkestone, The Quarterhouse
Sat 9th May – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
Photo credit: Sally Pilkington