Cape God

Allie X - Cape God
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2020 Ratings: #509 / 871
User Score
Based on 933 ratings
2020 Rank: #310
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
The Line of Best Fit

Cape God is an album undeniably made by a woman truly forging her own path however she sees fit.

90
Exclaim!

Cape God does such justice to the patented Allie X sound, refining and mastering it to the extent that it makes all that came before it feel like a proof-of-concept for this project.

80
musicOMH

It has that debut’s charm and nous, but with an extra confidence that often comes with second albums. It also confirms Allie X as one of the year’s most intriguing pop stars.

80
AllMusic

These songs may sound fun, upbeat, and lovelorn, but there's a dour and utterly realistic undercurrent that makes Cape God Allie X's most relatable and human effort to date.

80
Q Magazine

Cape God might be an awful place to visit, but the tunes are great.

70
Spectrum Culture

On her new studio album Cape God, the indie pop queen turns inward to make some of her most honest music to date—in a way that is distinctly and deliciously Allie X.

68
Pitchfork

The sad world of Cape God is an alluring one, and Hughes’ vocal range is its unequivocal linchpin.

60
NOW Magazine

The album is both challenging and rewarding.

50
DIY

There are undeniably beautiful and anthemic moments here, but on the whole it falls short.

Doublez
63

Hmm... I really feel like I'm kind of the only one who thinks this album isn't so extraordinary.

First of all I would like to say that I expected a lot more from this album and from Allie X in general, especially after what she proved on these last 2 seductive projects. Since those beginnings, she has always intended to make an ambitious electro pop music, both artistically and commercially, which has allowed her to create a loyal and numerous fan base. On Cape God, she continued her ... read more

Tsareena
87

Allie X's 4th project is definitely her most personal to date. Most of the tracks draw from memories growing up: being a loner, missing friends and being diagnosed with a serious illness as a kid but she's able to close out the trip down memory lane with an optimistic song in "Learning in Public". It's still a fun synth pop album on the surface with more subdued production than we're used to seeing from her but more direct writing. Great vocals and melodies as well. Mitski also killed ... read more

marvelgaryen
91

Allie X is an artist with no fear, no basic musicality. She knows what she does, and does it flawlessly. Every element in this has a nice touch, every song marry the next one and it's delicious. I think she's very original, and she's doing pop music in such an unique way, i just love her!!!!!!

CrocodileDippy
67

The sophomore studio album from Canadian pop singer Allie X, 'Cape God' is an interesting display for Allie as it's becoming abundantly clear that she's pushing further into some interesting, almost conceptual territory with her signature synthpop sound. Looking into interviews, it would appear Allie decided to create a fictionalised version of Cape Cod - centre of a documentary about the opiod epidemic - with several characters utilised to represent different aspects of her own experience and ... read more

tabbycats
79

liked it but some obnoxious rhyming conventions and tropes hold it back from being Excellent to me

Kiwo
91

This album touches me in an incredible way, I really love how Allie addresses all the themes in each of the tracks and I can feel and fit into each one of them, the way she relates her adventures through lyrics is something which comforts me a lot. This note is more due to the fact that I really admire who she is as an artist and I really appreciate being able to continue listening to what she does

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Added on: December 20, 2019