Continuing a prolific recent run as artist and producer, Richard Russell returns with brand new music from his collaborative artist project, Everything Is Recorded. New single ‘Wear and Tear’ sees Russell reuniting with key collaborators from his recent Temporary and Solstice Equinox albums – Sampha, Florence + The Machine and Jah Wobble – alongside New York vocalist and songwriter Danielle Ponder and the celebrated London drummer Morgan Simpson, who both appear with Everything Is Recorded for the first time. The resulting track is a sublime piece of raw, broken soul that captures the fearless collaborative spirit Russell has fostered in his west London Copper House studio.
Recently, Everything Is Recorded returned with a bold new twist on ‘Porcupine Tattoo’ – a standout track from this year’s acclaimed album Temporary that features Noah Cyrus and Bill Callahan, this time remixed by genre-defying sonic alchemist DJ Koze. This followed the recent release of the fourth Everything Is Recorded album Solstice Equinox — a collection of forty pieces recorded over four days during the seasonal solstices and equinoxes between 2023 and 2024 at The Copper House. Each improvisational session brought together a blend of longtime collaborators and new voices, including Alabaster DePlume, Jah Wobble, Ibeyi, Samantha Morton, Laura Groves, Jack Peñate, Roses Gabor, Mary In The Junkyard, Georgia, Sampha, Florence Welch, Yazz Ahmed, CASISDEAD, and more. The results — later edited, mixed, and pressed to screen-printed limited-edition vinyl — embody Russell’s fearless approach to collaboration.
Solstice Equinox bookmarked a five-year chapter for Russell, following the release of Temporary in February 2025. The critically acclaimed third Everything Is Recorded album features an extraordinary lineup including Sampha, Florence Welch, Bill Callahan, Noah Cyrus, Maddy Prior, Berwyn, Kamasi Washington, Rickey Washington, and many others from the Solstice Equinox sessions. Created over four years (2020–2024), Temporary built on the success of the Mercury Prize-nominated 2018 debut Everything Is Recorded.
Uncut called Temporary “an endearingly ramshackle album… by turns light, sunny and soulful,” while Clash praised it as “one of the gentlest records ever made about death… deeply affecting, like sunlight filtering through the cracks of a long-lost memory.” Crack Magazine described it as “raw and vulnerable, exploring impermanence, change and connection through a kaleidoscopic lineup of artists… a record that resonates deeply, long after the needle lifts.”
Beyond his work with Everything Is Recorded, Richard Russell has continued to shape music from behind the scenes. He recently joined forces with acclaimed actor, director, and singer-songwriter Samantha Morton for the duo SAM MORTON, releasing their widely praised debut album Daffodils & Dirt. He also produced ‘Four Kinds of Horses’ from i/o, Peter Gabriel’s first UK No.1 album in over 30 years, and this old house, the debut EP from rising London trio Mary In The Junkyard.
These releases — along with his lauded production work for Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn, Gil Scott-Heron, and Ibeyi — earned Russell the prestigious Inspiration Award at this year’s Music Producers Guild Awards in London.
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Wear & Tear
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