R.Y.C. | ||||
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Released | 17 January 2020 | |||
Length | 37:50 | |||
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Producer | Mura Masa | |||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[4] |
Metacritic | 65/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Clash | 6/10[7] |
DIY | [8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
MusicOMH | [10] |
Mojo | [11] |
NME | [12] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10[13] |
Q | [14] |
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.[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Raw Youth Collage" | Alexander Crossan | 3:38 |
2. | "No Hope Generation" | Crossan | 3:54 |
3. | "I Don't Think I Can Do This Again" (with Clairo) |
| 3:42 |
4. | "A Meeting at an Oak Tree" (with Ned Green) |
| 1:29 |
5. | "Deal Wiv It" (with Slowthai) |
| 2:57 |
6. | "Vicarious Living Anthem" |
| 2:05 |
7. | "In My Mind" | Crossan | 5:31 |
8. | "Today" (featuring Tirzah) |
| 3:20 |
9. | "Live Like We're Dancing" (with Georgia) |
| 4:10 |
10. | "Teenage Headache Dreams" (with Ellie Rowsell) |
| 4:43 |
11. | "Nocturne for Strings and a Conversation" | Crossan | 2:21 |
Total length: | 37:50 |
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Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 187 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 89 |
UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 23 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[18] | 7 |