R.Y.C. (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = R.Y.C.
| type = studio
| artist = Mura Masa
| cover = Mura Masa - R.Y.C.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2020|01|17|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 37:50
| label = {{hlist|Polydor|Anchor Point}}
| producer = Mura Masa
| prev_title = Mura Masa
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Demon Time
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = R.Y.C.
| type = Studio
| single1 = I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again
| single1date = 21 August 2019
| single2 = No Hope Generation
| single2date = 25 October 2019
| single3 = Deal Wiv It
| single3date = 7 November 2019
| single4 = Teenage Headache Dreams
| single4date = 7 January 2020
}}
}}
R.Y.C. is the second studio album by Guernsey-born music producer Alex Crossan, under his alias Mura Masa. It was released on 17 January 2020 by Polydor Records and Anchor Point Records. The album has guest features by Clairo, Slowthai, Tirzah and Ellie Rowsell.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mura-masa-new-album-ryc-new-song-no-hope-generation-tour-2561021|title=Mura Masa announces new album 'R.Y.C'|website=NME|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=25 October 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=15 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115155742/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mura-masa-new-album-ryc-new-song-no-hope-generation-tour-2561021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2019/10/mura-masa-new-album-r-y-c-release-date-tracklist/|title=Mura Masa Details New Album|work=Magnetic Magazine|last=Middleton|first=Ryan|date=28 October 2019|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006005604/https://www.magneticmag.com/2019/10/mura-masa-new-album-r-y-c-release-date-tracklist/|url-status=live}}
The first single "No Hope Generation" was released 25 October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mura-masa-details-new-album-ryc-raw-youth-collage-shares-new-song-listen/|title=Mura Masa Details New Album R.Y.C (Raw Youth Collage), Shares New Song|website=Pitchfork|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=25 October 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417082416/https://pitchfork.com/news/mura-masa-details-new-album-ryc-raw-youth-collage-shares-new-song-listen/|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 65/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ryc/mura-masa|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812153357/https://www.metacritic.com/music/ryc/mura-masa|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ryc-mw0003335385|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Simpson|first=Paul|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707195637/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ryc-mw0003335385|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/mura-masa-ryc|title=Clash Magazine Review|work=Clash|last=Hale|first=Joe|date=22 January 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=25 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325000602/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/mura-masa-ryc|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = DIY
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/01/16/mura-masa-ryc-album-review|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Kerwick|first=Sean|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625053353/https://diymag.com/2020/01/16/mura-masa-ryc-album-review|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/mura-masa-ryc-review-alex-crossan|title=Mura Masa: RYC review – so mediocre, it's not even entertainingly bad|newspaper=The Guardian|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=10 January 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301003004/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/10/mura-masa-ryc-review-alex-crossan|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = MusicOMH
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/mura-masa-r-y-c|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=Devlin|first=Ben|date=18 January 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006005607/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/mura-masa-r-y-c|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = Mojo
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Mojo Review|magazine=Mojo|page=86|date=February 2020}}
| rev7 = NME
| rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mura-masa-r-y-c-album-review-2597111|title=NME Review|website=NME|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=16 January 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403132319/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mura-masa-r-y-c-album-review-2597111|url-status=live}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 6.7/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mura-masa-ryc/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Buerger|first=Megan|date=22 January 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=4 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304165148/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mura-masa-ryc/|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Q
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Q Review|magazine=Q|page=115|date=February 2020}}
| noprose = yes
}}
R.Y.C. was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 65, based on 12 reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = R.Y.C. track listing
| total_length = 37:50
| title1 = Raw Youth Collage
| writer1 = Alexander Crossan
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = No Hope Generation
| writer2 = Crossan
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = I Don't Think I Can Do This Again
| note3 = with Clairo
| writer3 = {{hlist|Crossan|Claire Cottrill|Thomas Miller}}
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = A Meeting at an Oak Tree
| note4 = with Ned Green
| writer4 = {{hlist|Crossan|Ned Green}}
| length4 = 1:29
| title5 = Deal Wiv It
| note5 = with Slowthai
| writer5 = {{hlist|Crossan|Tyron Frampton}}
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Vicarious Living Anthem
| writer6 = {{hlist|Crossan|Fredrik Ball}}
| length6 = 2:05
| title7 = In My Mind
| writer7 = Crossan
| length7 = 5:31
| title8 = Today
| note8 = featuring Tirzah
| writer8 = {{hlist|Crossan|Tirzah Mastin}}
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = Live Like We're Dancing
| note9 = with Georgia
| writer9 = {{hlist|Crossan|Georgia Barnes}}
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Teenage Headache Dreams
| note10 = with Ellie Rowsell
| writer10 = {{hlist|Crossan|Ellie Rowsell}}
| length10 = 4:43
| title11 = Nocturne for Strings and a Conversation
| writer11 = Crossan
| length11 = 2:21
| all_writing =
}}
Notes
- "A Meeting at an Oak Tree" and "Vicarious Living Anthem" are stylized in all lowercase.
- "Nocturne for Strings and a Conversation" is stylized "(nocturne for strings and a conversation)"
Personnel
Musicians
- Mura Masa – vocals (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 10), bass guitar (1–5, 10, 11), bass programming (1, 2, 4, 6–10), drum programming (1, 2, 4–10), guitar (1–8, 10), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 4–10), additional vocals (3, 8), programming (3, 11); drums, synthesizer (3); piano (8, 9); spoken word, strings (11)
- Kai Campos – programming, synthesizer (1)
- Clairo – vocals (3)
- Ned Green – spoken word (4)
- Slowthai – vocals (5)
- Tirzah – vocals (8)
- Georgia – vocals (9)
- Ellie Rowsell – vocals (10)
Technical
- Mura Masa – production, engineering
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
- Nathan Boddy – mixing
Artwork
- Mura Masa – art direction, design
- Matt de Jong – art direction, design
- Darcy Haylor – photography
Charts
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|+Chart performance for R.Y.C. |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|187|artist=Mura Masa|album=R.Y.C|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|89|date=20200124|artist=Mura Masa|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|23|date=20200130|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UKDance|7|date=20200124|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 May 2020}} |
References
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