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]