Athena (album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2019 | |||
| Length | 38:28 | |||
| Label | Stones Throw | |||
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| Sudan Archives chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Clash | 9/10[4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| No Ripcord | 7/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[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. |
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| AllMusic | Best of 2019 | N/A
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| Clash | Top 40 Albums of 2019 | 8
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| DJ Mag | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 24
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| The Line of Best Fit | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 39
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| MusicOMH | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 17
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| The New York Times | Top 10 Albums of 2019 | 4
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| No Ripcord | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 39
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| Passion of the Weiss | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 6
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| Slate | Best of 2019 | N/A
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| The Vinyl Factory | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 49
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Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Did You Know" | Brittney Parks |
| 3:14 |
| 2. | "Confessions" |
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| 2:53 |
| 3. | "Black Vivaldi Sonata" |
| Jones | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Down on Me" |
| Rodaidh McDonald | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Ballet of the Unhatched Twins I" | B. Parks | B. Parks | 0:41 |
| 6. | "Green Eyes" |
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| 3:41 |
| 7. | "Iceland Moss" |
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| 3:30 |
| 8. | "Coming Up" |
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| 3:41 |
| 9. | "House of Open Tuning II" | B. Parks | B. Parks | 0:38 |
| 10. | "Glorious" |
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| 2:27 |
| 11. | "Stuck" | B. Parks |
| 1:08 |
| 12. | "Limitless" |
| White | 2:55 |
| 13. | "Honey" | B. Parks | B. Parks | 3:02 |
| 14. | "Pelicans in the Summer" |
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| 3:38 |
Personnel
[edit]- Brittney Parks - vocals, violin, mandolin, synthesizer, bass, drum programming, percussion; violin arrangement
References
[edit]- ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Roseblade, Nick (October 29, 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Patrick, Ryan (November 4, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, John (November 1, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Rodriguez, Juan. "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Hussey, Alison (November 7, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Rodriguez, Krystal (September 9, 2019). "Sudan Archives announces debut album, Athena". Fact. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (August 28, 2019). "Sudan Archives shares new track, 'Confessions'". Fact. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "AllMusic Best of 2019". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Clash Albums of the Year 2019". Clash. December 18, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Mag's Top 50 Albums of 2019". DJ Mag. December 17, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2019". The Line of Best Fit. December 20, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Hubbard, Michael (December 21, 2019). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2019". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (December 21, 2019). "Best Albums of 2019". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". No Ripcord. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "The POW Best Albums 2019". Passion of the Weiss. December 31, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Carl (December 10, 2019). "The Best Albums of 2019". Slate. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2019". The Vinyl Factory. 17 December 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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