R.I.P. | ||||
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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]
Aggregate scores | |
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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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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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