The record heavily features 80s-style synthesizers paired with crisp, modern percussion.
Allie X's CollXtion II is a masterclass in dark, hyper-stylized synth-pop that explores themes of addiction, self-destruction, and the "power of X". Released in June 2017, the album serves as a more diverse and experimental counterpart to her debut, CollXtion I , blending accessible pop melodies with unsettling, "twisted" lyrical edges. A Soundscape of "Supercharged Bubblegum"
Allie had always been a project. Not a person, not a daughter, not even a ghost in her own house—but a project. Her father, Dr. August X, was a collector of rare antiquities, but his most prized specimen was his only child. He called her his "CollXtion."
: A haunting, lullaby-adjacent closer that emphasizes the album’s darker emotional undercurrents. Critical Reception
Allie X’s CollXtion II is more than a sophomore EP; it is a refined statement of identity, a bridge between an underground alt-pop auteur and a pop auteur primed for mainstream collision. Released in 2017 as the follow-up to her conceptual CollXtion I, CollXtion II translates the theatrical persona Allie X cultivated into tighter songwriting, lustrous production, and sharper thematic focus. Across its concise runtime, the EP interrogates fame, technology, intimacy, and self-fashioning with a glossy melancholy that feels both futuristic and intimately human.
The final album consists of 10 tracks, focusing on themes of toxic love, addiction, and self-destruction.
: The album's breakout single, described by Allie X as a "fragile and violent" romantic situation that "hurts so good". "Casanova"
