Athena

‘Athena’ is the debut album from violinist, singer, songwriter and producer Sudan Archives. Sudan Archives is widely acclaimed for her thrilling combination of styles: powerful and anthemic R&B, electronic music, a violin style inspired by Northeast African fiddling and West African rhythms. For ‘Athena’ she collaborated with a wide cast of songwriters, producers and musicians for a sound that is her fullest and richest to date, while staying true to the unique blend of influences that has won her fans around the world. Art features bronze sculpture of Sudan Archives. For fans of Erykah Badu, Solange, FKA Twigs, Jamila Woods, Kelsey Lu, Kelela. Producers include Wilma Archer (Jessie Ware, Nilufer Yanya), Washed Out, Paul White (Danny Brown, Charli XCX) and Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Adele). EPs ‘Sudan Archives’ (2017) and ‘Sink’ (2018) received glowing coverage in The New York Times, Pitchfork, NPR, VOGUE, BBC, The Guardian and many more. Full European headline tour November 2019 and Le Guess Who? Festival, plus 2020 touring in the US, Australia and Asia and UK and Europe summer festivals.

Tracks

1~1~Did You Know
1~2~Confessions
1~3~Black Vivaldi Sonata
1~4~Down On Me
1~5~Ballet Of The Unhatched Twins I
1~6~Green Eyes
1~7~Iceland Moss
1~8~Coming Up
1~9~House Of Open Tuning Ii
1~10~Glorious
1~11~Stuck
1~12~Limitless
1~13~Honey
1~14~Pelicans In The Summer

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Sudan Archives
Release Date: 01 November 2019
Genre: Pop
Label: Stones Throw Records
Distributor: Inertia Music