Cape God

Marcus ViniciusNov 2, 202659 plays

Even if it's still not what I expected from Allie given her fantastic and sugary-manic debut EP, "Cape God" is still a pretty solid pop record - Allie is surely a gifted songwriter who knows how to carve out effective melodies into intelligent songs and witty hooks, it's no different here - sound-wise it continues into a more subdued and smooth production, with more R&B influences and less glowing synthpop, but it works in her favor. "Rings a Bell" is the most immediate one to me, with silky synths and an adamantium hook, Allie slides through the song in an understated but powerful fashion, coupled with "Regulars" and "Susie Save Your Love", they are the album's power trio in what sound Allie's sounds best and more developed, most of what we have here is good though, be more straightfoward pop songs like "Super Duper Party People", cinematic ballads like "Madame X" or sultry synthpop like "Fresh Laundry", it all works, even if some are not the most memorable - the only slip is the rather insipid ballad "Love Me Wrong", which is surprsingly dull and sort of a slog for Allie's standards - while not mindblowing and certainly has clear highs and lows, "Cape God" is a perfectly enjoyable and fine pop album that should please you if you're looking for something still undoubtely pop but with a few more indie idiosincracies.

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