Sudan Archives Returns with Second Album: "Natural Brown Prom Queen"
"Natural Brown Prom Queen" is an epic and personal record, exploring race, femininity, and the fiercely loyal relationships at the heart of Sudan's life with her family, friends, and partner.
When Sudan burst onto the scene in 2017 with "Come Meh Way," she was a violinist producing beats in her bedroom. While her debut album, "Athena," drew inspiration from divine Black feminine power, on "Natural Brown Prom Queen," Sudan embodies the character of Britt, the girl next door from Cincinnati who cruises into town with the top down and shows up to prom in a pink fur bikini with her thong peeking out of her denim skirt.
"Natural Brown Prom Queen" is Sudan's most ambitious work to date, featuring 18 tracks and nearly an hour of music. As befits an album named after a homecoming event, "Natural Brown Prom Queen" is entirely about home: both Sudan's adopted city of L.A. and Cincinnati, where she grew up. It's an intimate album in every sense, with Sudan unafraid to be vulnerable, tender, and open about her insecurities. But the record is also about seeking pleasure – after all, this is the artist who played the violin upside down on a pole in a music video. On "Natural Brown Prom Queen," Sudan Archives invites you to join her and share the joy.
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