Rispah

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Rispah
Rispah.jpg
Studio album by
Released12 June 2012
Length49:24 [1]
Label Ninja Tune
Producer Richard File
The Invisible chronology
The Invisible
(2009)
Rispah
(2012)

Rispah is the second album by the English band The Invisible, released by Ninja Tune on 12 June 2012. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Upon the release, the album received favorable reviews. On the review aggregator Metacritic, the album has the score of 74 out of 100, based on 12 reviews by professional critics. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Particle of Love"1:28
2."Generational"4:56
3."Wings"3:26
4."Lifeline"4:35
5."What Happened"3:02
6."The Great Wound"4:02
7."Surrender"4:24
8."Utopia"4:27
9."The Wall"6:00
10."The Stain"5:17
11."Protection"7:47
Total length:49:24
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Uninhibited"4:37
Total length:54:01

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