As Sudan Archives, Brittney Parks has combined left-field strains of R&B, hip-hop, and experimental electronic music with hypnotic string loops and the fiddling style of West Africa, as heard on a pair of EPs and her debut full-length, Athena (2019). She masterfully bridged the gap between her early glitchy, avant-garde compositions and timeless songwriting on the "stunning, reflective" (Pitchfork) Athena, and returned in 2022 with two new songs (Home Maker, Selfish Soul).The self-taught violinist, singer, songwriter, and producer started playing violin in her native Cincinnati, Ohio. After Parks moved to Los Angeles to study music technology, she started producing beats on a tablet computer with the addition of her vocals and strings, the latter increasingly inspired by immersion in Sudanese music. For her first LP (Athena), she took a collaborative approach and worked with a group of fellow producers who included Paul White, Rodaidh McDonald, and Wilma Archer after self-producing her first two EP's.
"A swaggering statement of intent with all the idiosyncratic charm that makes her music so memorable" - Pitchfork (Best New Track, 2022)
"The US singer and violinist's debut album contains some of the most viscerally gorgeous music put to record this year" - The Guardian
"Athena is ... a record of true beauty and resilience." - CRACK
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Violinist, singer, songwriter and producer Sudan Archives will release her debut album Athena this November on Stones Throw Records, with the first single 'Confessions' out on 28 August. With its unique blend of influences and styles, it is the definitive statement from a truly groundbreaking artist.
Athena follows on from the EPs Sudan Archives (2017) and Sink (2018), whose thrilling sound and distinctive creative vision were praised by the New York Times, Pitchfork, Vogue and more. Athena builds on Sink and Sudan Archives' foundation of soaring vocals, enigmatic lyrics, and violin-led arrangements with a fuller and richer sound -- the result of fruitful collaboration. Having worked solely with Stones Throw and Leaving Records' Matthewdavid on her EPs, Sudan invited a cast of musicians to collaborate on her vision for Athena: producers Washed Out, Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Sampha, King Krule), and Paul White (Danny Brown), as well as jazz players, rappers, and more.
Sudan Archives has brought her electrifying live performances to festivals such as Coachella and Pitchfork Midwinter, and she's shared the stage with artists such as Ibeyi, Michael Kiwanuka, St Vincent, and Tune-Yards. She's also performed at Disney Hall in LA for Yoko Ono's birthday tribute, played ambient shows as Sudan Moon, and was in an art/music installation at LACMA curated for Robert Rauschenberg's 1/4 Mile Exhibition. She will take Athena on the road later this year, with a full European tour and dates in the US, Asia and Australia to be announced.
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"A swaggering statement of intent with all the idiosyncratic charm that makes her music so memorable" - Pitchfork (Best New Track, 2022)
"The US singer and violinist's debut album contains some of the most viscerally gorgeous music put to record this year" - The Guardian
"Athena is ... a record of true beauty and resilience." - CRACK
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Violinist, singer, songwriter and producer Sudan Archives will release her debut album Athena this November on Stones Throw Records, with the first single 'Confessions' out on 28 August. With its unique blend of influences and styles, it is the definitive statement from a truly groundbreaking artist.
Athena follows on from the EPs Sudan Archives (2017) and Sink (2018), whose thrilling sound and distinctive creative vision were praised by the New York Times, Pitchfork, Vogue and more. Athena builds on Sink and Sudan Archives' foundation of soaring vocals, enigmatic lyrics, and violin-led arrangements with a fuller and richer sound -- the result of fruitful collaboration. Having worked solely with Stones Throw and Leaving Records' Matthewdavid on her EPs, Sudan invited a cast of musicians to collaborate on her vision for Athena: producers Washed Out, Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Sampha, King Krule), and Paul White (Danny Brown), as well as jazz players, rappers, and more.
Sudan Archives has brought her electrifying live performances to festivals such as Coachella and Pitchfork Midwinter, and she's shared the stage with artists such as Ibeyi, Michael Kiwanuka, St Vincent, and Tune-Yards. She's also performed at Disney Hall in LA for Yoko Ono's birthday tribute, played ambient shows as Sudan Moon, and was in an art/music installation at LACMA curated for Robert Rauschenberg's 1/4 Mile Exhibition. She will take Athena on the road later this year, with a full European tour and dates in the US, Asia and Australia to be announced.
As Sudan Archives, Brittney Parks has combined left-field strains of R&B, hip-hop, and experimental electronic music with hypnotic string loops and the fiddling style of West Africa, as heard on a pair of EPs and her debut full-length, Athena (2019). She masterfully bridged the gap between her early glitchy, avant-garde compositions and timeless songwriting on the "stunning, reflective" (Pitchfork) Athena, and returned in 2022 with two new songs (Home Maker, Selfish Soul).The self-taught violinist, singer, songwriter, and producer started playing violin in her native Cincinnati, Ohio. After Parks moved to Los Angeles to study music technology, she started producing beats on a tablet computer with the addition of her vocals and strings, the latter increasingly inspired by immersion in Sudanese music. For her first LP (Athena), she took a collaborative approach and worked with a group of fellow producers who included Paul White, Rodaidh McDonald, and Wilma Archer after self-producing her first two EP's.
"A swaggering statement of intent with all the idiosyncratic charm that makes her music so memorable" - Pitchfork (Best New Track, 2022)
"The US singer and violinist's debut album contains some of the most viscerally gorgeous music put to record this year" - The Guardian
"Athena is ... a record of true beauty and resilience." - CRACK
~~~~~~~~~
Violinist, singer, songwriter and producer Sudan Archives will release her debut album Athena this November on Stones Throw Records, with the first single 'Confessions' out on 28 August. With its unique blend of influences and styles, it is the definitive statement from a truly groundbreaking artist.
Athena follows on from the EPs Sudan Archives (2017) and Sink (2018), whose thrilling sound and distinctive creative vision were praised by the New York Times, Pitchfork, Vogue and more. Athena builds on Sink and Sudan Archives' foundation of soaring vocals, enigmatic lyrics, and violin-led arrangements with a fuller and richer sound -- the result of fruitful collaboration. Having worked solely with Stones Throw and Leaving Records' Matthewdavid on her EPs, Sudan invited a cast of musicians to collaborate on her vision for Athena: producers Washed Out, Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Sampha, King Krule), and Paul White (Danny Brown), as well as jazz players, rappers, and more.
Sudan Archives has brought her electrifying live performances to festivals such as Coachella and Pitchfork Midwinter, and she's shared the stage with artists such as Ibeyi, Michael Kiwanuka, St Vincent, and Tune-Yards. She's also performed at Disney Hall in LA for Yoko Ono's birthday tribute, played ambient shows as Sudan Moon, and was in an art/music installation at LACMA curated for Robert Rauschenberg's 1/4 Mile Exhibition. She will take Athena on the road later this year, with a full European tour and dates in the US, Asia and Australia to be announced.
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"A swaggering statement of intent with all the idiosyncratic charm that makes her music so memorable" - Pitchfork (Best New Track, 2022)
"The US singer and violinist's debut album contains some of the most viscerally gorgeous music put to record this year" - The Guardian
"Athena is ... a record of true beauty and resilience." - CRACK
~~~~~~~~~
Violinist, singer, songwriter and producer Sudan Archives will release her debut album Athena this November on Stones Throw Records, with the first single 'Confessions' out on 28 August. With its unique blend of influences and styles, it is the definitive statement from a truly groundbreaking artist.
Athena follows on from the EPs Sudan Archives (2017) and Sink (2018), whose thrilling sound and distinctive creative vision were praised by the New York Times, Pitchfork, Vogue and more. Athena builds on Sink and Sudan Archives' foundation of soaring vocals, enigmatic lyrics, and violin-led arrangements with a fuller and richer sound -- the result of fruitful collaboration. Having worked solely with Stones Throw and Leaving Records' Matthewdavid on her EPs, Sudan invited a cast of musicians to collaborate on her vision for Athena: producers Washed Out, Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Sampha, King Krule), and Paul White (Danny Brown), as well as jazz players, rappers, and more.
Sudan Archives has brought her electrifying live performances to festivals such as Coachella and Pitchfork Midwinter, and she's shared the stage with artists such as Ibeyi, Michael Kiwanuka, St Vincent, and Tune-Yards. She's also performed at Disney Hall in LA for Yoko Ono's birthday tribute, played ambient shows as Sudan Moon, and was in an art/music installation at LACMA curated for Robert Rauschenberg's 1/4 Mile Exhibition. She will take Athena on the road later this year, with a full European tour and dates in the US, Asia and Australia to be announced.
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