R.I.P. (Actress album)
| R.I.P. | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 April 2012 | |||
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| Length | 56:59 | |||
| Label | Honest Jon's | |||
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R.I.P. is the third studio album by British electronic musician Actress. It was released on 23 April 2012 on Honest Jon's Records.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Clash | 9/10[5] |
| Fact | 4.5/5[6] |
| The Irish Times |  [7] |
| Mixmag | 4/5[8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Spin | 8/10[13] |
R.I.P. holds a score of 81 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] The album placed third in The Wire's annual critics' poll.[14]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "R.I.P." | 1:16 |
| 2. | "Ascending" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Holy Water" | 1:39 |
| 4. | "Marble Plexus" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Uriel's Black Harp" | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Jardin" | 6:07 |
| 7. | "Serpent" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Shadow from Tartarus" | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Tree of Knowledge" | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Raven" | 5:04 |
| 11. | "Glint" | 0:37 |
| 12. | "Caves of Paradise" | 4:15 |
| 13. | "The Lord's Graffiti" | 3:04 |
| 14. | "N.E.W." | 5:28 |
| 15. | "Iwaad" | 5:41 |
| Total length: | 56:59 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Actress – R.I.P." Honest Jon's Records. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "R.I.P. by Actress reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for R.I.P. by Actress". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "R.I.P. – Actress". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Bennett, Matthew (23 April 2012). "Actress – R.I.P." Clash. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Shaw, Steve (16 April 2012). "Actress: R.I.P." Fact. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (11 May 2012). "Actress". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Muggs, Joe (25 May 2012). "Actress". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (30 April 2012). "Actress – 'RIP'". NME. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Powell, Mike (26 April 2012). "Actress: R.I.P." Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (13 April 2012). "Actress – R.I.P." Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Hermes, Will (15 June 2012). "R.I.P." Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (18 May 2012). "Actress, 'R.I.P.,' (Honest Jon's)". Spin. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "2012 Rewind: Releases of the Year 1–50". The Wire. No. 347. London. January 2013. p. 32 – via Exact Editions. (subscription required)
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