R.I.P. (Actress album)

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]

R.I.P.
Studio album by
Released23 April 2012
Genre
Length56:59
LabelHonest Jon's
Actress chronology
Splazsh
(2010)
R.I.P.
(2012)
Ghettoville
(2014)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[2]
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Clash9/10[5]
Fact4.5/5[6]
The Irish Times     [7]
Mixmag4/5[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[11]
Rolling Stone     [12]
Spin8/10[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

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No.TitleLength
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

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  1. ^ "Actress – R.I.P." Honest Jon's Records. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ "R.I.P. by Actress reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for R.I.P. by Actress". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy. "R.I.P. – Actress". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ^ Bennett, Matthew (23 April 2012). "Actress – R.I.P." Clash. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. ^ Shaw, Steve (16 April 2012). "Actress: R.I.P." Fact. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  7. ^ Carroll, Jim (11 May 2012). "Actress". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. ^ Muggs, Joe (25 May 2012). "Actress". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  9. ^ Pattison, Louis (30 April 2012). "Actress – 'RIP'". NME. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  10. ^ Powell, Mike (26 April 2012). "Actress: R.I.P." Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  11. ^ Ryce, Andrew (13 April 2012). "Actress – R.I.P." Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  12. ^ Hermes, Will (15 June 2012). "R.I.P." Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  13. ^ Sherburne, Philip (18 May 2012). "Actress, 'R.I.P.,' (Honest Jon's)". Spin. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  14. ^ "2012 Rewind: Releases of the Year 1–50". The Wire. No. 347. London. January 2013. p. 32 – via Exact Editions. (subscription required)