Richard Davies (musician)

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Richard Davies (born 1964)[1] is an Australian-American musician.

Davies was born in Sydney, Australia.[1]

He first came to prominence in the early 1990s as leader of the Australian band The Moles.[1] Upon moving to the United States, Davies joined with Eric Matthews to form Cardinal, whose debut album, Cardinal, was released by Flydaddy in 1994.[1] He has since released several solo albums including There's Never Been a Crowd Like This (1996), Telegraph (1998), and Barbarians (2000).[2] In 2009, Davies and Guided by Voices front man Robert Pollard, collaborating under the name Cosmos, released an album, Jar of Jam / Ton of Bricks.[3] In 2012, Davies and Matthews reformed Cardinal and released a second album, Hymns.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 113. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  2. ^ "Richard Davies | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ "GBVDB - Guided By Voices Database". Gbvdb.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Cardinal (2) - Hymns". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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