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Peasant
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Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The lives of those who lived during the early middle ages in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bryneich is the concept behind the sixth full-length solo release for British singer-songwriter.
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In the kingdom of Bryneich Verging on a muddy crook of Coquet A dice of houses cast with clay and sheepdung Through a soup of starlit... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 5, 2017
    95
    Its significance, its profundity, its sheer exhilarating force will stay with you for far longer than just about anything else you’re likely to hear this year.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Jun 16, 2017
    90
    Peasant pulls every strand of Dawson’s work together to create something that might actually resemble accessible songwriting were it not so contorted by its own filthy humanity. It is utterly unique music, reminiscent perhaps of the complex, gnarled story-songs purveyed by Mayo Thompson and Joanna Newsom, but taken to much darker, more physical extremes.
  3. The 405
    Jun 21, 2017
    90
    Peasant is a pretty staggering departure from the massed ranks of 2017’s batch of albums. It is a restorative, headstrong burst of inspiration from an artist with the courage to execute his vision without compromise. If ever an album deserved to rise above the fray, it is this one.
  4. Record Collector
    Jun 1, 2017
    80
    Yet for all the tales of sonic Celtic carnage, Dawson’s sixth solo full-length, and second for Domino offshoot Weird World, is his most accessible to date.
  5. Uncut
    Jun 1, 2017
    80
    What these titles lack in detail, the songs themselves quickly fill with lashings of lurid prose. [Jul 2017, p.18]
  6. Mojo
    Jun 1, 2017
    80
    At it's core, Peasant resembles a masterpiece, but this softening of the sonic edges ultimately dulls its grand impact. [Jul 2017, p.94]
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  7. AllMusic
    Jun 29, 2017
    70
    If Richard Dawson is Fairport Unconventional, Peasant is his Liege & Lief, a strange but fascinating journey through the frameworks of British folk music as seen by one truly unique set of eyes.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. thelittlecoon
    Sep 9, 2017
    10
    This is one of my favorite albums of the year. Makes me feel like I'm living in medieval times, especially after smokin some weed. ReallyThis is one of my favorite albums of the year. Makes me feel like I'm living in medieval times, especially after smokin some weed. Really looking forward to future projects of his… Expand
  2. MAXBlacktoWhite
    Nov 28, 2017
    9
    Possibly my album of the year. The album is disgusting, no denying that. But in the filth there is beauty. The humanity on this album, bothPossibly my album of the year. The album is disgusting, no denying that. But in the filth there is beauty. The humanity on this album, both musical and lyrical, is pure and brutally honest. The lyrical themes on this album are broad, and despite being of an age from over a millennia ago, are still somehow applicable to today.
    Musically, many left hooks are taken. Rhythm often changes, broad crescendos, dynamic changes. The guitar work is beautiful. Deranged strings fill the background and stomping and clapping punctuate the melodies.
    Really, only two main criticisms: Herald and No-One don't do much. Sure, No-One offers a break from the madness, but I'd much rather it not be there. Alongside that, sometimes the lyrics aren't clear or as impactful as Richard might've liked. Tracks like Hob, Shapeshifter, and the last half of Weaver are confusing and sometime the suspense really isn't there.
    Aside from that, I really love this album. 9.5 for me.    … Expand

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