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Athena (album)

2019 studio album by Sudan Archives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

ReleasedNovember 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Length38:28
LabelStones Throw
Producers
Quick facts Studio album by Sudan Archives, Released ...
Athena
Studio album by
Sudan Archives
ReleasedNovember 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Length38:28
LabelStones Throw
Producers
Sudan Archives chronology
Sink
(2018)		 Athena
(2019)		 Natural Brown Prom Queen
(2022)
Singles from Athena
  1. "Confessions"
    Released: August 30, 2019
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Clash9/10[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar[6]
No Ripcord7/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
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The first single from the album, "Confessions" was released August 30, 2019.[10]

Critical reception

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

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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]
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Track listing

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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
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Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic.[3]

Sudan Archives

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