Sudan Archives has released a video for Limitless; Adds 2020 Live Dates

SUDAN ARCHIVES Shares ‘LIMITLESS’ Video North American Tour Begins 20 FebDebut Album Athena Out Now On Stones Throw Records

“As she sings about self-invention and self-discovery, she accomplishes exactly that in the music.” – NEW YORK TIMES, Best Albums of 2019“The songs, her best yet, have the quality of revelation, and the album earns its namesake.” – PITCHFORK“Athena is essentially an alt-R&B album, but the versatility and diversity of the arrangements set it apart from virtually anything that’s come before.” – VARIETY“Strikingly beautiful.” – STEREOGUM, Album of the Week“Impeccable.” – FACT, Best Albums of 2019“Some of the most electrifying and viscerally gorgeous music put to record this year.” – THE GUARDIAN ****“One of the most intoxicating debuts of 2019.” – Q MAGAZINE ****“A stunning debut.” – DJ, Best Albums of 2019“Sudan Archives is soulful, surreal, and makes music on her own distinct and magnificent terms.” – POPMATTERS

Violinist, singer, songwriter, and producer Sudan Archives has released a video for ‘Limitless’, a highlight from her acclaimed debut album Athena, directed by Femke Huurdeman of CANADA. It lands ahead of her US headline tour for the album (nearly half the dates for which have sold out) and a run of international festivals, including Primavera Sound, Big Ears, Firefly, BBC 6Music Festival, The National’s Homecoming, and more.

‘Limitless’Directed by Femke Huurdeman

The ‘Limitless’ video engages with the album’s central theme of duality, itself informed by Sudan’s own experiences as a twin. Femke says of the video: “It’s about opposite elements and how, as a person, you can feel torn between multiple feelings. It’s not choosing one over the other, but it’s about embracing we all have different layers, and once you know that, you can accept those complexities. A yin cannot exist without its yang, just like you can feel strong and vulnerable at the same time. Or, you can be a vampire queen but still feel heartbroken. The dancers in the video represent the twins, dualities within Sudan, going in and out of sync, pushing and pulling. I wanted to portray Sudan as fiery vampire queen, showing clearly her dark side whilst singing about more vulnerable emotions, yet in the end both sides will make her stronger than ever.”

Athena is out now on Stones Throw Records. For her debut album, Sudan Archives opened herself up to studio collaboration, employing a cadre of talented musicians and producers including Washed Out, Wilma Archer, Paul White (Danny Brown, Charli XCX), and Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Sampha, Adele). The result is her most wide-ranging music to date, experimenting with hip-hop influences, highly charged bass lines, and brimming with hooks and harmonies. Reception to the album has been rapturous, including high praise from The New York Times, The Guardian, VOGUE, Pitchfork, Stereogum, NPR, Q, HYPEBEAST, and more. Deeply ambitious, sometimes vulnerable, and always beautiful, Athena is a powerful statement from a musician who has always resisted easy categorization.

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SUDAN ARCHIVES TOUR DATES

20 February – VANCOUVER, BC, Fortune Sound Club21 February – SEATTLE, WA, Barboxa SOLD OUT22 February – PORTLAND, OR, Doug Fir Lounge SOLD OUT24 February – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Swedish American Hall SOLD OUT25 February – OAKLAND, CA, Starline Social Club SOLD OUT28 February – SANTA BARBARA, CA, Soho Music Club29 February – SAN DIEGO, CA, Casbah3 March – MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7th Street Entry SOLD OUT4 March – CHICAGO, IL, Sleeping Village SOLD OUT5 March – DETROIT, MI, Deluxx Fluxx6 March – TORONTO, ON, Long Boat Hall7 March – LONDON, GB, 6Music Festival SOLD OUT9 March – ALLSTON, MA, Great Scott SOLD OUT11 March – WASHINGTON, DC, Union Stage12 March – NEW YORK, NY, The Bowery Ballroom13 March – PHILADELPHIA, PA, Johnny Brenda’s SOLD OUT26 March – KNOXVILLE, TN, Big Ears Festival 8 May – CINCINNATI, OH, The National’s Homecoming Festival 5 June – BARCELONA, ES, Primavera Sound  7 June – LONDON, GB, Cross The Tracks: Brixton’s Soul, Jazz & Funk Feast18 June – DOVER, DE, Firefly Music Festival20 August – BRECON BEACONS, GB – Green Man Festival

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