R.Y.C. (album)

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]

R.Y.C.
Studio album by Mura Masa
Released	17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Length	37:50
Label	Polydor Anchor Point
Producer	Mura Masa
Mura Masa chronology
Mura Masa (2017) R.Y.C. (2020) Demon Time (2022)
Singles from R.Y.C.
"I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again" Released: 21 August 2019 "No Hope Generation" Released: 25 October 2019 "Deal Wiv It" Released: 7 November 2019 "Teenage Headache Dreams" Released: 7 January 2020

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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]

Track listing

R.Y.C. track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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)	Crossan Claire Cottrill Thomas Miller	3:42
4.	"A Meeting at an Oak Tree" (with Ned Green)	Crossan Ned Green	1:29
5.	"Deal Wiv It" (with Slowthai)	Crossan Tyron Frampton	2:57
6.	"Vicarious Living Anthem"	Crossan Fredrik Ball	2:05
7.	"In My Mind"	Crossan	5:31
8.	"Today" (featuring Tirzah)	Crossan Tirzah Mastin	3:20
9.	"Live Like We're Dancing" (with Georgia)	Crossan Georgia Barnes	4:10
10.	"Teenage Headache Dreams" (with Ellie Rowsell)	Crossan Ellie Rowsell	4:43
11.	"Nocturne for Strings and a Conversation"	Crossan	2:21
Total length:			37:50

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

Chart performance for R.Y.C.

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	187
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	89
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	23
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[18]	7