Nothing Important is a studio album by Richard Dawson, released in 2014 by Weird World.[1][2] The album consists of four songs, two of which ("Nothing Important" and "The Vile Stuff") exceed 16 minutes in length.[3] The cover of the album features a photograph by Kuba Ryniewicz.[4]

Nothing Important
Studio album by
Released2014
GenreProgressive folk
Length44:09
LabelWeird World
Richard Dawson chronology
The Glass Trunk
(2013)
Nothing Important
(2014)
Peasant
(2017)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
The Guardian     [7]
The Line of Best Fit          [8]
Loud and Quiet9/10[9]
musicOMH     [10]
NME7/10[1]
Pitchfork7.8/10[2]
The Quietus(favourable)[11]

Nothing Important has received some 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 78 based on ten reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[5] The Wire listed it on second position of its "Releases of the Year" 2014.[12]

In his review of the album for AllMusic, critic Marc Deming said that "the fact that one man with a guitar and some occasional overdubs can make something this powerful and challenging is truly impressive...Nothing Important's best moments clearly belie its title."[6] Guardian reviewer Michael Hann wrote that "this is a record that unsettles and subverts. Whether it's a masterpiece or a fraud will become apparent with the passage of time."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richard Dawson

No.TitleLength
1."Judas Iscariot"6:40
2."Nothing Important"16:15
3."The Vile Stuff"16:26
4."Doubting Thomas"4:48

References

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  1. ^ a b Gardner, Noel (1 November 2014). "NME Reviews – Richard Dawson – 'Nothing Important'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Cook-Wilson, Winston (5 November 2014). "Richard Dawson: Nothing Important". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ AW (13 November 2014). "ALBUM REVIEW: Richard Dawson - Nothing Important". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ Bliss, Abi (November 2014). "Galaxy of Scars". The Wire (369). The Wire Magazine Ltd.: 37. Retrieved 20 December 2014..
  5. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Nothing Important - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Nothing Important - Richard Dawson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b Hann, Michael (20 November 2014). "Richard Dawson: Nothing Important review – remarkably original folk". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. ^ Honeybourne, Ray (31 October 2014). "Nothing Important by Richard Dawson | Album Review | The Line Of Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  9. ^ May, Thomas (November 2014). "Nothing Important by Richard Dawson «  Loud And Quiet". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ^ Kimberlin, Shane (3 November 2014). "Richard Dawson – Nothing Important | Album Reviews | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  11. ^ Evans, Matt (25 November 2014). "The Quietus | Reviews | Richard Dawson". The Quietus. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Rewind 2014". The Wire (371, January 2015). Wire Magazines.