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Feb 25, 2020Allie X's debut, 2017's CollXtion II, was a fun, if simplistic outing, but Cape God is an album undeniably made by a woman truly forging her own path however she sees fit. Not to mention championing the wickedly bright future of avant-garde, ascendant music.
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Feb 21, 2020Cape 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. Pulsing keyboards clashing against string instruments and met with intoxicating vocals, Cape God sees Allie X reach her final form.
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Mar 16, 2020These 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.
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Q MagazineFeb 21, 2020Cape God might be an awful place to visit, but the tunes are great. [Apr 2020, p.114]
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Feb 21, 2020Cape God has an experimental edge to it that makes it one of the most delightfully weirdest albums of the year.
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Feb 27, 2020When Hughes tries out more rote pop songs, Cape God can get a little dry. ... Still, the sad world of Cape God is an alluring one, and Hughes’ vocal range is its unequivocal linchpin.
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Feb 24, 2020The album is both challenging and rewarding. On songs like Fresh Laundry, Allie X’s vocals are often treated with high-gloss effects that steal the personality from her voice. It’s not until final track Learning In Public that you hear her unvarnished, which by then sounds jarring. It often feels like she’s doing too much with too much.
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Feb 21, 2020‘CollXtion I’ posed Allie as an exciting new songwriter, but this record fails to push boundaries in the same way.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 167 out of 184
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Mixed: 5 out of 184
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Negative: 12 out of 184
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Feb 22, 2020
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Feb 24, 2020Amazing cohesive album! Allie X deserves waaaay more recognition. I love the concept of this album!
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Feb 23, 2020this is what we all needed. She deserves Album Of The Year or something.