BackxwashBest Backxwash Albums Ranked

Only Dust Remains

pastemagazine

9.3

“The songs on the Montreal rapper-producer’s fifth album are caustic, knotty monoliths, as she bedecks her sacrifices with challenging, orchestrated, and cathartic resignations.”

Only Dust Remains

fantano

9.0

“Backxwash delivers a surprisingly gorgeous album.”

His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering

loudandquiet

9.0

“Ghouls and goblins are not the only things going bump in the night this All Hallows’ Eve. Behold the carnivorous presence of Zambian-Canadian rapper, Backxwash, who is back with thirstier murderous intent on her new album, HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING! As the final instalment of a three-part series that digs into the intersection of queerness, faith and mental illne”

His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering

fantano

8.0

“His Happiness shares a lot in common with its two preceding albums, but bears some slight improvements in intensity and versatility.”

I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses

fantano

8.0

“Backxwash returns with a tour-de-force of harrowing and hellish songcraft.”

I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses

loudandquiet

8.0

“What’s the purpose of pain? If we’re to believe the warped vocal that opens I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses, the purpose of pain is to let us know that something is wrong, so we can seek care. “A little bit of pain can be a good thing”, the voice says. And then it repeats, looping the phrase until the words turn acrid. This is an album about pain that refuses to end. The Montreal-b”