Athena (album)

Athena
Studio album by Sudan Archives
Released	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Length	38:28
Label	Stones Throw
Producer	Sudan Archives Will Archer Collin Davis John DeBold Andre Elias Kenny Gilmore Donovan Jones Los Retros Rodaidh McDonald Catherine Parks Washed Out Paul White
Sudan Archives chronology
Sink (2018) Athena (2019) Natural Brown Prom Queen (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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

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

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

Athena track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Did You Know"	Brittney Parks	Collin Davis Catherine Parks B. Parks	3:14
2.	"Confessions"	B. Parks James R. McCall IV Will Archer	Archer B. Parks	2:53
3.	"Black Vivaldi Sonata"	B. Parks Donovan Jones	Jones	2:50
4.	"Down on Me"	B. Parks McCall IV	Rodaidh McDonald	4:10
5.	"Ballet of the Unhatched Twins I"	B. Parks	B. Parks	0:41
6.	"Green Eyes"	B. Parks McCall IV	B. Parks Andre Elias	3:41
7.	"Iceland Moss"	B. Parks McCall IV	McDonald Washed Out	3:30
8.	"Coming Up"	B. Parks McCall IV John DeBold	McDonald B. Parks DeBold	3:41
9.	"House of Open Tuning II"	B. Parks	B. Parks	0:38
10.	"Glorious"	B. Parks McCall IV	Archer B. Parks	2:27
11.	"Stuck"	B. Parks	B. Parks Los Retros	1:08
12.	"Limitless"	B. Parks Paul White	White	2:55
13.	"Honey"	B. Parks	B. Parks	3:02
14.	"Pelicans in the Summer"	B. Parks McCall IV Kenny Gilmore	B. Parks Gilmore	3:38

Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic.[3]

Sudan Archives

• Brittney Parks - vocals, violin, mandolin, synthesizer, bass, drum programming, percussion; violin arrangement

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
3. 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.