God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It explained

God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It
Type:Studio
Artist:Backxwash
Cover:God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It cover.jpg
Released:May 28, 2020
Recorded:2019–2020
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Label:Grimalkin
Prev Title:Deviancy
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Stigmata EP
Next Year:2020

God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It is the second studio album by Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash. It was self-released on May 28, 2020 through Grimalkin Records. Production was primarily handled by Backxwash herself, along with Fatherfake, Skin, and Will Owen Bennett, who are featured on the project as well as Black Dresses and Malldate. The album won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[3]

Critical reception

God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 88 based on four reviews.[4]

Scott Simpson of Exclaim! wrote that "with most songs clocking in at under three minutes, this release has a real sense of immediacy and urgency while still managing to weave a compelling larger story". Merlin Alderslade of Metal Hammer praised the album, saying "the whole thing is barely more than 20 minutes long, and yet it's packing more ideas than many bands manage in an entire career. And it's fucking brilliant". Lloyd Best of God Is in the TV stated, "a raw and aggressive, mostly self-produced album with a level of honesty that is commendable and a showcase of skill that sets the bar high".[5] Anthony Fantano said: "with its chilling mix of rap, goth, punk, and noise, God Has Nothing to Do With This has a huge impact for such a concise project".

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It!Critic/Publication!List!Rank!Ref
Exclaim!Exclaim!s 50 Best Albums of 20201[6]
God Is in the TVGIITTV: Albums of the Year for 202026[7]
Louder SoundThe 50 Best Albums of 202034[8]
Metal HammerThe 50 Best Metal Albums of 202027[9]
PasteThe 50 Best Albums of 202016[10]
The WireThe Wire's Releases of the Year 202011[11]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matulaityte . Giedre . 20 Horrorcore Albums That Are Better Than Your Favorite Scary Movie . . December 1, 2020 . September 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Morton . Luke . Backxwash: The Horror-loving Rapper Channelling Black Sabbath and Raging Against Religion . . December 1, 2020 . July 8, 2020.
  3. Web site: Ruiz. Matthew Ismael. October 20, 2020. Backxwash Wins 2020 Polaris Music Prize. October 27, 2020. Pitchfork. en-us.
  4. Web site: Backxwash – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It. October 27, 2020. Album of the Year. en-US.
  5. Web site: Best. Lloyd. May 28, 2020. BACKXWASH – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It (Grimalkin Records). October 27, 2020. God Is in the TV. en-US.
  6. Web site: Sylvester. Daniel. December 2, 2020. Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020. January 18, 2021. Exclaim!. en-ca.
  7. Web site: Best. Lloyd. December 14, 2020. GIITTV: Albums of The Year for 2020, 50-26. January 18, 2021. God Is in the TV. en-US.
  8. Web site: December 16, 2020. The 50 best albums of 2020. January 18, 2021. Louder Sound. en.
  9. Web site: The 50 best metal albums of 2020 . . . March 12, 2021 . January 8, 2020 . November 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108123545/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-metal-albums-of-2020/3 . dead .
  10. Web site: Manno. Lizzie. October 26, 2020. The 50 Best Albums of 2020. January 18, 2021. Paste. en.
  11. Web site: December 2020. The Wire 's Releases Of The Year 2020 - The Wire. January 18, 2021. The Wire. en.

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