(Raw Youth Collage), a meta-commentary about Gen Z’s fixation with the past. It isn’t just the sort of playful electronic music found in the middle of the 2010s. Mura Masa's RYC turns towards nostalgia and ends up stunting the promise of his previous work, although it shows a willingness to experiment that proves the producer is … is a nostalgic pastiche: youth frustrations, memories and moments, sewn within a guitar-led landscape and pretty synth melodies. It isn’t just the sort of alternative pop and rock that he went after on his 2017 self-titled debut. Mura Masa came into the electronic scene as a purveyor of Flume-ish, HudMo-ish beats, all sidechain and wonky synths that were so in vogue around the mid-2010s.He then became something of a chameleon, with production credits for artists as diverse as Stormzy and Chic that were all but unrecognisable as his work. In April 2015, he released his debut EP Someday Somewhere, with lead track "Firefly" being chosen for the In New Music We Trust playlist at BBC Radio 1. Album Review: Mura Masa, ... Alex Crossan, the man behind Mura Masa, may be only 23 – but he wants us to know he’s an old soul. To some extent, Mura Masa has become a common thread between up and coming artists, leading keen ears towards exciting new music. Alex Crossan a.k.a. Mura Masa, 21, is releasing his official major-label debut album. His new album - released 17th Jan - Raw Youth Collage (styled as R.Y.C.) Mura Masa’s albums are slowly becoming an impressive list of collaborations with sought after artists, to which his latest album is no exception. Trying to find a succinct way to describe this Mura Masa album R.Y.C is quite difficult. Through a fractured, tangled web of nostalgia, punk and indie-electronica, his sophomore LP ‘R.Y.C’ (Raw Youth Collage) challenges audiences to reflect on and dissect the multifaceted message and aesthetic of his sound. The second album from dance-electronic producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Crossan a.k.a Mura Masa is an ode to adolescence. Alex Crossan a.k.a. Mura Masa Wrestles Complex Emotions on His Major-Label Debut. ALBUM REVIEW: Mura Masa makes potent change of direction on ‘R.Y.C.’ ... ‘I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again’ with Clairo was debuted last summer and straddles the artist’s new and old eras with production big enough to blow a hole in the intimate venues Masa performs launch shows in this week. Mura Masa has teased a new sound since the release of the dazzling, ‘I Don’t Think I Can Do This Again’ featuring Clairo earlier this autumn, but this is far from what could’ve been expected. It isn’t just the sort of playful electronic music found in the middle of the 2010s. new album R.Y.C out now. Alex Crossan, known as Mura Masa, has proved himself a mogul for capturing a mood, particularly among his own generation. Mura Masa, 21, is releasing his official major-label debut album. The title of Mura Masa's second album, R.Y.C., stands for Raw Youth Collage, and its contents zero in on all of the messy, uncertain feelings that come with young adulthood.Not quite as long or guest-heavy as the producer's 2017 major-label debut, the album feels much more personal and introspective, with lyrics directly addressing confusion and alienation. Posters started appearing across the globe in each of his collaborators’ home towns to announce the release of Mura Masa, Crossan's second album.From Desiigner ’s Brooklyn, to Christine & The Queens’ Nantes, right down to Crossan's own home town of St Peter Port, it was an exciting way to show off the breadth of guests that appear. Album Review. Album Review. ~`-+ Mailing List +-`~ Please sign up to my mailing list to receive news about current projects and music first Anchor Point / Polydor – January 17th. It isn’t just the sort of alternative pop and rock that he went after on his 2017 self-titled debut. Trying to find a succinct way to describe this Mura Masa album R.Y.C is quite difficult. Mura Masa: RYC review – so mediocre, it's not even entertainingly bad 1 / 5 stars 1 out of 5 stars. As well as Mura Masa records, the label has released music by Dublin artist Bonzai. Following the 2014 mixtape Soundtrack to a Death and numerous singles, including a few viral hits, British producer Mura Masa (Alex Crossan) released his self-titled debut album in … Mura Masa's 2017 debut was nominated for two Grammys, including Best Dance Album — surprisingly, the follow-up, R.Y.C., is a rock album.