R.I.P. (Actress album)

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

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10 [2]
Metacritic 81/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Clash 9/10 [5]
Fact 4.5/5 [6]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mixmag 4/5 [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [10]
Resident Advisor 4.5/5 [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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

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

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