End Of The Middle (studio album) by Richard Dawson

End Of The Middle by Richard Dawson
Year: 2025
Release date: 2025-02-14
Overall rank: 24,811th
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71/100 (from 23 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 2020s (2,030th)
Award Best albums of all time (24,811th)
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Richard Dawson bestography

End Of The Middle is ranked 5th best out of 9 albums by Richard Dawson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Richard Dawson is 2020 which is ranked number 3462 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 426.

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From 02/28/2025 16:12
Album Rating: 81.33
(732/9)

Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - End Of The Middle

14.02.2025

Progressive-folk

I'd somehow never heard of Richard Dawson until four months ago...and now I can't stop listening to him. Like an extremely stripped back, folkier Belle & Sebastian from 150 miles further south.

'Bullies' and 'Knot' are exceptional.

The abrasive instrumentation and Dawson's voice appear to be lost in a cul-de-sac with no escape ginnel in sight. Dawson always finds a way out, whether it's scampering up the drive and over private fences or losing himself with tempo altering gems such as:

"Waddling down the aisle comes a Golden Retriever
in a waistcoat and dickybow
golden rings dangling from a length of golden string
and a thread of drool swaying to and fro"

...whilst you are wondering where he went, he's disappeared to the social club buffet, hoovering up the last of the corned-beef pie...then he's gone again...

"I got a phone call at work today from Joshua's school
Asking me to come right away
I was in the middle of a Zoom
With one of our most important clients, Majestic Wine
He's been scrapping again, broke a lad's jaw, and now he's suspended
Pending further investigation
What am I gonna do with this kid?"

The observations and little lyrical nuggets of joy are what makes this one of the best albums of the year.

1.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Bolt 76
2.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Gondola 85
3.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Bullies 94
4.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - The Question 73
5.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Boxing Day Sales 78
6.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Knot 97
7.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Polytunnel 73
8.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Removals Van 77
9.Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - More Than Real 79

Ranked in order:

* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Knot 97
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Bullies 94
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Gondola 85
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - More Than Real 79
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Boxing Day Sales 78
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Removals Van 77
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Bolt 76
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - Polytunnel 73
* Richard Dawson (EoTM - UK - Feb 25) - The Question 73
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