''R.Y.C.'' is the second

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by Guernsey-born music producer Alex Crossan, under his alias

Mura Masa Alexander Crossan (born 5 April 1996), also known by the stage name Mura Masa, is a Guernsey-born electronic music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Crossan is best known for his song "Lovesick (Mura Masa song), Lovesick", which ...

. It was released on 17 January 2020 by Polydor Records and Anchor Point Records. The album has guest features by Clairo,

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, Tirzah and

Ellie Rowsell Ellen Ciara Rowsell (born 19 July 1992) is an English singer and musician from North London. She serves as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Mercury Prize winning indie rock band Wolf Alice. Rowsell is known for her soprano voice. Early ...

. The first single "No Hope Generation" was released 25 October 2019.

Critical reception

''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

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 *

– 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 Kai Campos (born 4 February 1986) is a British electronic musician from St. Austell, Cornwall. He made his name as one half of Mount Kimbie alongside Dominic Maker and as a musician and DJ in the Greater London electronic music scene. He initial ...

– programming, synthesizer (1) * Clairo – vocals (3) * Ned Green – spoken word (4) *

– vocals (5) * Tirzah – vocals (8) * Georgia – vocals (9) *

– vocals (10) Technical * Mura Masa – production, engineering * Stuart Hawkes – mastering * Nathan Boddy – mixing Artwork * Mura Masa – art direction, design *

Matt de Jong Matt de Jong is a graphic designer and art director who specializes in album art and related promotional materials for musicians. He has designed album covers for artists including Cat Power, Clean Bandit, Deerhunter, Future Islands, Little Drag ...

– art direction, design * Darcy Haylor – photography

Charts

References

2020 albums Mura Masa albums Polydor Records albums Albums produced by Mura Masa {{2020s-album-stub