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 Ruby Cord
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2022 (2022-November-18)
GenreProgressive folk
Length80:49
LabelDomino Recording Company
Richard Dawson chronology
Henki
(2021)
The Ruby Cord
(2022)

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]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81%
Review scores
SourceRating
The Observer3/5[3]
Mojo4/5[2]
Uncut4.5/5[1]
AllMusic4/5[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]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richard Dawson.

No.TitleLength
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

References

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  1. ^ a b Pattison, Louis (2022-11-25). "Richard Dawson – The Ruby Cord". UNCUT. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Dawson Reviewed!". Mojo. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. ^ Mongredien, Phil (20 November 2022). "Richard Dawson: The Ruby Cord review – an excellent album trying to get out". The Observer. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ The Ruby Cord at AllMusic
  5. ^ The Ruby Cord by Richard Dawson, retrieved 2023-01-10