R.Y.C. (album) explained

R.Y.C.
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mura Masa
Cover:	Mura Masa - R.Y.C.png
Length:	37:50
Producer:	Mura Masa
Prev Title:	Mura Masa
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Demon Time
Next Year:	2022

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.^[1] ^[2]

The first single "No Hope Generation" was released 25 October 2019.^[3]

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

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

Notes and References

Web site: Mura Masa announces new album 'R.Y.C'. NME. Moore. Sam. 25 October 2019. 5 May 2020. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115155742/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mura-masa-new-album-ryc-new-song-no-hope-generation-tour-2561021. live.
Web site: Mura Masa Details New Album. Magnetic Magazine. Middleton. Ryan. 28 October 2019. May 5, 2020. 6 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201006005604/https://www.magneticmag.com/2019/10/mura-masa-new-album-r-y-c-release-date-tracklist/. live.
Web site: Mura Masa Details New Album R.Y.C (Raw Youth Collage), Shares New Song. Pitchfork. Yoo. Noah. 25 October 2019. 5 May 2020. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417082416/https://pitchfork.com/news/mura-masa-details-new-album-ryc-raw-youth-collage-shares-new-song-listen/. live.