Improvisations is a collaborative album by English drummer Charles Hayward and American guitarist Thurston Moore, released on 8 December 2017 through the label Care in the Community. It received mostly mixed to positive reviews by critics.
Improvisations was recorded at Lynchmob Studios in London in a single day on 2 February 2017, marking the third time the duoâ consisting of Charles Hayward (formerly of This Heat) and Thurston Moore (formerly of Sonic Youth)â had played together. As the title suggests, the record consists of improvisational material. Before its release later in the year, Moore released his solo album Rock n Roll Consciousness in April.
On 24 October 2017, Moore announced Improvisations and shared a twelve-minute video of the duo, which showed the duo recording the track "B3". The album was later released on 8 December through the label Care in the Community, who issued a limited run of five hundred copies.
On another aggregator AnyDecentMusic?, it was given a more mixed average of 5.7 out of 10, based on a sample of eight critical reviews.
Credits are adapted from the LP liner notes.