Athena (album)

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Athena
Studio album by
Sudan Archives
ReleasedNovember 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Length38:28
LabelStones Throw
Producer
Sudan Archives chronology
Sink
(2018) 		Athena
(2019) 		Natural Brown Prom Queen
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash9/10[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
No Ripcord7/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]

Athena is the debut studio album by American musician Sudan Archives. It was released on November 1, 2019 under Stones Throw Records.[9]

The first single from the album, "Confessions" was released August 30, 2019.[10]

Critical reception[edit]

Athena was met with universal acclaim from critics. Metacritic assigned it a weighted average rating of 83 out of 100, based on 15 reviews from mainstream publications.[2]

Accolades[edit]

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
AllMusic Best of 2019
N/A
[11]
Clash Top 40 Albums of 2019
8
[12]
DJ Mag Top 50 Albums of 2019
24
[13]
The Line of Best Fit Top 50 Albums of 2019
39
[14]
MusicOMH Top 50 Albums of 2019
17
[15]
The New York Times Top 10 Albums of 2019
4
[16]
No Ripcord Top 50 Albums of 2019
39
[17]
Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Albums of 2019
6
[18]
Slate Best of 2019
N/A
[19]
The Vinyl Factory Top 50 Albums of 2019
49
[20]

Track listing[edit]

Athena track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Did You Know"Brittney Parks
  • Collin Davis
  • Catherine Parks
  • B. Parks
3:14
2."Confessions"
  • Archer
  • B. Parks
2:53
3."Black Vivaldi Sonata"
Jones2:50
4."Down on Me"
  • B. Parks
  • McCall IV
Rodaidh McDonald4:10
5."Ballet of the Unhatched Twins I"B. ParksB. Parks0:41
6."Green Eyes"
  • B. Parks
  • McCall IV
  • B. Parks
  • Andre Elias
3:41
7."Iceland Moss"
  • B. Parks
  • McCall IV
3:30
8."Coming Up"
  • B. Parks
  • McCall IV
  • John DeBold
  • McDonald
  • B. Parks
  • DeBold
3:41
9."House of Open Tuning II"B. ParksB. Parks0:38
10."Glorious"
  • B. Parks
  • McCall IV
  • Archer
  • B. Parks
2:27
11."Stuck"B. Parks
  • B. Parks
  • Los Retros
1:08
12."Limitless"
White2:55
13."Honey"B. ParksB. Parks3:02
14."Pelicans in the Summer"
  • B. Parks
  • McCall IV
  • Kenny Gilmore
  • B. Parks
  • Gilmore
3:38

Personnel[edit]

Sourced from AllMusic.[3]

Sudan Archives

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Roseblade, Nick (October 29, 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Patrick, Ryan (November 4, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Murphy, John (November 1, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Juan. "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Hussey, Alison (November 7, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Rodriguez, Krystal (September 9, 2019). "Sudan Archives announces debut album, Athena". Fact. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (August 28, 2019). "Sudan Archives shares new track, 'Confessions'". Fact. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "AllMusic Best of 2019". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Clash Albums of the Year 2019". Clash. December 18, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "DJ Mag's Top 50 Albums of 2019". DJ Mag. December 17, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "The Best Albums of 2019". The Line of Best Fit. December 20, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Hubbard, Michael (December 21, 2019). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2019". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  16. ^ Pareles, Jon (December 21, 2019). "Best Albums of 2019". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "The POW Best Albums 2019". Passion of the Weiss. December 31, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Wilson, Carl (December 10, 2019). "The Best Albums of 2019". Slate. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2019". The Vinyl Factory. 17 December 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.


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