# Temporary (album)

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

## 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. It was created over the span of four years.
Music videos were released for "Porcupine Tattoo", "Losing You", "Swamp Dream #3", and "Never Felt Better".

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 8/10 |
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.
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." 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."

## Personnel
### 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) | 67 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 47 |