Temporary (album)

Temporary
Studio album by Everything Is Recorded
Released	28 February 2025 (2025-02-28)
Length	46:58
Label	XL
Producer	Richard Russell
Everything Is Recorded chronology
Friday Forever (2020) Temporary (2025)

Temporary is the third studio album by Everything Is Recorded, a project of British record producer Richard Russell. ^[1] It was released on 28 February 2025 through his record label XL Recordings. ^[2] It peaked at number 67 on the UK Album Downloads Chart. ^[3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. ^[4]

Background

The album features guest appearances from Sampha, Laura Groves, Rickey Washington, Alabaster DePlume, Noah Cyrus, Bill Callahan, Florence Welch, Maddy Prior, Jah Wobble, Yazz Ahmed, Berwyn, Roses Gabor, Jack Peñate, Samantha Morton, Mary in the Junkyard, Kamasi Washington, and Nourished by Time. ^[5] It was created over the span of four years. ^[6]

Music videos were released for "Porcupine Tattoo", ^[7] "Losing You", ^[8] "Swamp Dream #3", ^[9] and "Never Felt Better". ^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Clash	8/10 [12]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Temporary received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. ^[4]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated, "Wholly contemporary with apparitional qualities, its production is an electronic-acoustic synthesis with everything from subtle drum programming and sensitively played keyboards to foot percussion, slide guitar, and strings." ^[11] Josh Crowe of Clash commented that "Russell's decision to prioritise melody over rhythm results in an album that feels weightless yet deeply affecting, like sunlight filtering through the cracks of a long-lost memory." ^[12]

Track listing

Temporary track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"October"	Richard Russell Jackson C. Frank	1:13
2.	"My and Me" (featuring Sampha, Laura Groves, Rickey Washington, and Alabaster DePlume)	Russell Ben Baptie Camille Yarbrough	3:31
3.	"Porcupine Tattoo" (featuring Noah Cyrus and Bill Callahan)	Bill Callahan	3:26
4.	"Never Felt Better" (featuring Sampha and Florence Welch)	Russell Sampha Sisay Florence Welch	4:27
5.	"Ether" (featuring Maddy Prior)	Russell Ezra Koenig	3:19
6.	"Losing You" (featuring Sampha, Laura Groves, Jah Wobble, and Yazz Ahmed)	Russell Laura Groves Sisay John Wardle	3:11
7.	"Firelight" (featuring Florence Welch, Berwyn, and Alabaster DePlume)	Russell Berwyn Du Bois Molly Drake Welch	3:22
8.	"The Summons"	Russell	1:28
9.	"No More Rehearsals" (featuring Jah Wobble, Roses Gabor, Jack Peñate, and Yazz Ahmed)	Russell Roses Gabor Shawn Smith Wardle	3:13
10.	"You Were Smiling" (featuring Samantha Morton)	Russell Edna Gallmon Cooke Samantha Morton Jack Peñate	3:53
11.	"Norm" (featuring Bill Callahan)	Russell Callahan	2:59
12.	"Swamp Dream #3" (featuring Mary in the Junkyard)	Russell Clari Freeman-Taylor	4:29
13.	"The Meadows" (featuring Roses Gabor, Kamasi Washington, and Rickey Washington)	Russell Peñate Sisay	4:49
14.	"Goodbye (Hell of a Ride)" (featuring Nourished by Time)	Russell Gil Scott-Heron	3:37
Total length:			46:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[13]

Musicians

• Richard Russell – programming (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 11, 13), sampler (1), bass guitar (2, 10, 11), percussion (3), guitar (4, 8, 9), accordion (5), drums (6, 7, 12), synthesizer (14)
• Alabaster DePlume – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 7, 9, 10)
• Sampha – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6), piano (2, 4, 13)
• Laura Groves – vocals (track 2), piano (6, 9), synthesizer (13)
• Rickey Washington – flute (tracks 2, 13)
• Raven Bush – strings (tracks 2, 13)
• Jack Peñate – piano (tracks 3, 10), bass guitar (4), vocals (5, 9), guitar (7, 13)
• Bill Callahan – vocals (tracks 3, 11), guitar (3)
• Dan Kalisher – Dobro guitar (track 3)
• Noah Cyrus – vocals, percussion (track 3)
• Florence Welch – vocals (tracks 4, 7), percussion (4)
• Andrew Sinclair – guitar (track 5)
• Kirkis – organ (track 5)
• Ezra Koenig – piano (track 5)
• Maddy Prior – vocals (track 5)
• Jah Wobble – bass guitar (tracks 6, 9)
• Yazz Ahmed – trumpet (tracks 6, 9)
• Berwyn Du Bois – vocals (track 7)
• Sonny Russell – drums (track 9)
• Roses Gabor – vocals (tracks 9, 13)
• Maxwell Sterling – electric upright bass (track 10)
• Samantha Morton – vocals (track 10)
• Joe Brown – piano (track 11)
• Lisa Diaz – vocals (track 11)
• Clari FT – piano (track 12)
• Mary in the Junkyard – vocals (track 12)
• Kamasi Washington – saxophone (track 13)
• Danielle Ponder – vocals (track 13)
• Marcus Brown – guitar (track 14)

Technical

• Richard Russell – production (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–14), engineering (1, 6–11, 13, 14)
• Marcus Brown – production, engineering (track 14)
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Ben Baptie – mixing (tracks 1–9, 13, 14)
• Jack Peñate – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7)
• Joe Brown – engineering (tracks 2, 4, 9)
• Liam Larkin – engineering (track 4)
• Chloe Beth Smith – engineering (track 5)
• Kirkis – engineering (track 5)
• Andrea Cozzaglio – engineering (tracks 9, 12)
• Matt Jagger – engineering (track 9)

Charts

Chart performance for Temporary

Chart (2025)	Peak position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [3]	67
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14]	47

References

1. Pareles, Jon (25 February 2025). "Want to Talk About Loss? For This Label Head's Album, Many Stars Did". The New York Times . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
2. Inscoe-Jones, Liam (28 February 2025). "Nine Songs: Richard Russell". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
3. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
4. "Temporary by Everything Is Recorded". Metacritic . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
5. Green, Walden (20 November 2024). "Richard Russell's Everything Is Recorded Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song "Losing You": Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
6. Molloy, Laura (20 November 2024). "Richard Russell launches new Everything Is Recorded compilation 'Temporary' with 'Losing You' featuring Sampha, Laura Groves, Jah Wobble and Yazz Ahmed". NME . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
7. Pearis, Bill (20 November 2024). "Everything is Recorded preps new LP ft Bill Callahan, Kamasi Washington, Florence, Sampha, more (hear "Losing You")". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
8. Breihan, Tom (20 November 2024). "Everything Is Recorded – "Losing You" (Feat. Sampha, Laura Groves, Jah Wobble, & Yazz Ahmed)". Stereogum . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
9. Murray, Robin (10 January 2025). "Everything Is Recorded Shares 'Swamp Dream #3'". Clash . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
10. Jones, Abby (24 February 2025). "Everything Is Recorded – "Never Felt Better" (Feat. Florence Welch & Sampha)". Stereogum . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
11. Kellman, Andy. "Temporary - Everything Is Recorded". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
12. Crowe, Josh (28 February 2025). "Everything Is Recorded – Temporary". Clash . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
13. "Richard Russesll Is Temporary / Everything Is Recorded / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

External links

• Temporary at Discogs (list of releases)