''I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer

Backxwash Ashanti Mutinta, known professionally as Backxwash, is a Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 album ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', which won the 2020 Polaris Music ...

. The album was self released on June 20, 2021, through Ugly Hag Records. The album features

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s with artists such as Ada Rook, Censored Dialogue, Sad13 and features extra production from NOWHERE2RUN, Will Owen Bennett, and

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. The first single of the album, titled "I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses", was released on May 6, 2021.

Critical reception

The album has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Aly Laube of ''

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'' wrote that describes the album as a "rebellion against the established social and stylistic norms" while giving the album a 9/10. Writing for ''

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'''s "Hip Hop 2021: Halftime," John Amen wrote, "Backxwash is a talented rapper and gifted lyricist; her work, however, is ultimately textural and instinctively driven, dark ambience that transcends convention and genre." Reviewing the album for

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, Paul Simpons felt that "While there's unmistakably something macabre and theatrical about her performance, it never seems like she's interested in mere shock value. Her lyrics clearly come from personal experience, and attempt to relay what she's going through, particularly when her life is at its darkest." The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory
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Track listing

All tracks are produced by

, except where noted.

References

{{Reflist 2021 albums Backxwash albums