Splazsh Explained

Splazsh
Type:Album
Artist:Actress
Cover:Splazsh cover.jpg
Released:8 June 2010
Length:61:52
Label:Honest Jon's
Prev Title:Hazyville
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:R.I.P.
Next Year:2012

Splazsh is the second studio album by British electronic musician Actress. It was released on 8 June 2010 by Honest Jon's Records.[1]

Critical reception

Accolades

Splazsh was ranked on numerous music critics' and publications' end-of-year albums lists, topping The Wire's "2010 Rewind", as well as being in the top five of Fact, Los Angeles Times critic Jeff Weiss and Resident Advisor. It was also put as an honorable mention on the lists of XLR8R[2] and Pitchfork,[3] which in 2014 listed the album number 91 on their "100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far".

Publication/AuthorCountryAccoladeYear Rank
FactUnited KingdomThe 40 Best Albums of 2010[4] 20103
Los Angeles Times (Jeff Weiss)United StatesFavorite Albums of 2010[5] 5
Resident AdvisorTop 20 Albums of 2010[6] 4
SlateThe Best Albums of 2010[7]
UncutUnited KingdomThe Wild Mercury Sound 100 Of 2010[8] 98
The Wire2010 Rewind[9] 20111
PitchforkUnited StatesThe 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–14)[10] 201491
  • denotes an unordered list.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actress – Splazsh. 9 May 2012. Honest Jon's Records.
  2. Web site: Fallon. Patric. 12 December 2010. XLR8R's Favorite Releases of 2010, Part One. XLR8R. 25 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Albums of the Year 2010: Honorable Mention. 15 December 2010. Pitchfork. 25 October 2014.
  4. Web site: The 40 Best Albums of 2010. Fact. The Vinyl Factory. 30 November 2010. 25 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Times music writers pick their favorite albums of 2010. Los Angeles Times. 21 December 2010. 25 October 2014.
  6. Web site: RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2010. Resident Advisor. 15 December 2010. 25 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Weiner. Jonah. 29 December 2010. The Best Music of 2010. Slate. Graham Holdings Company. 25 October 2014.
  8. Web site: Mulvey. John. 21 December 2010. The Wild Mercury Sound 100 Of 2010. Uncut. Time Inc. UK. 25 October 2014.
  9. Web site: 2010 Rewind. January 2011. The Wire. 25 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121212084439/http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/2010-rewind. 12 December 2012.
  10. Cohen, Ian (August 19, 2014). "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–14)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2014.