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
Released17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Length37:49
Label
ProducerMura Masa
Mura Masa chronology
Mura Masa
(2017)		 R.Y.C.
(2020)

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

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year63/100[4]
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[5]
Metacritic65/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash6/10[8]
DIY[9]
The Guardian[10]
MusicOMH[11]
Mojo[12]
NME[13]
Pitchfork6.7/10[14]
Q[15]

R.Y.C. was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 65, based on 12 reviews.[6]

Track listing
R.Y.C. track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Raw Youth Collage"3:39
2."No Hope Generation"3:54
3."I Don't Think I Can Do This Again" (featuring Clairo)3:42
4."A Meeting at an Oak Tree" (featuring Ned Green)1:29
5."Deal Wiv It" (featuring Slowthai)2:56
6."Vicarious Living Anthem"2:05
7."In My Mind"5:31
8."Today" (featuring Tirzah)3:20
9."Live Like We're Dancing" (featuring Georgia)4:10
10."Teenage Headache Dreams" (featuring Ellie Rowsell)4:42
11."Nocturne for Strings and a Conversation"2:21

Charts
Chart performance for R.Y.C.
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 187
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 89
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 23
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19] 7

References
  1. Moore, Sam (25 October 2019). "Mura Masa announces new album 'R.Y.C'". NME. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. Middleton, Ryan (28 October 2019). "Mura Masa Details New Album". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. Yoo, Noah (25 October 2019). "Mura Masa Details New Album R.Y.C (Raw Youth Collage), Shares New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "Album of the Year". Album of the Year. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. Hale, Joe (22 January 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. Kerwick, Sean. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (10 January 2020). "Mura Masa: RYC review – so mediocre, it's not even entertainingly bad". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. Devlin, Ben (18 January 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. "Mojo Review". Mojo. February 2020. p. 86.
  13. Smith, Thomas (16 January 2020). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. Buerger, Megan (22 January 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. "Q Review". Q. February 2020. p. 115.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Mura Masa – R.Y.C" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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