Cape God is the second studio album by Canadian singer Allie X. It was released on February 21, 2020 by Twin Music and distributed by AWAL. The release followed her extended play Super Sunset (2018), but departed from her previous style and songwriting process, marking a shift toward a more grounded and introspective sound. The album was primarily written by Allie X and James Alan Ghaleb, and produced by Oscar Görres. Upon release, it received generally positive reviews from critics, who highlighted its emotional honesty and cohesive atmosphere. Allie X released her extended play Super Sunset in 2018. Cape God was originally intended to function as a sister record to the EP, expanding on similar sonic ideas and themes. However, as the project developed, Allie X ultimately decided to separate the material and present it as a standalone album. She contrasted her approach to writing Cape God with that of her earlier releases, explaining that while much of her previous work relied on constructed alter egos and heightened personas, this album was “a pretty personal, pretty intimate body of work.” In an ask-me-anything session on Reddit, she noted that “it was easier to make this record than any other,” adding that “ happened very seamlessly.” Allie X drew inspiration for the album from the characters featured in Heroin: Cape Cod, USA, a 2015 documentary exploring the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts. She wrote several songs from the imagined perspective of one of the documentar