Sudan Archives is heading into the weekend with the release of her new album Natural Brown Prom Queen.
The artist's boundless sophomore project arrived Friday via Stones Throw, and it's a worthy listen, showcasing her imaginative talent and genre-bending skillset. The album is centered on an overarching theme of "home," which is reflected by lyrics about both Sudan’s adopted hometown of Los Angeles and Cincinnati, where she grew up.
Later this month, Sudan will take the record on a North American tour, which will be followed by a European trek later this fall.
Hear the new album now.
Sudan Archives' live schedule:
Sept 24 — Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up Tavern
Sept 25 — Santa Barbara, CA — Soho Music Club
Sept 26 — Sacramento, CA — Harlow’s
Sept 27 — San Francisco, CA — The Independent
Sep 29 — Portland, OR — Mississippi Studios
Sept 30 — Vancouver, BC — Fortune
Oct 1 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
Oct 4 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line
Oct 5 — Chicago, IL — Lincoln Hall
Oct 7 — Toronto, ON — Axis
Oct 8 — Ottawa, ON — Bronson
Oct 10 — Cambridge, MA — The Sinclair
Oct 11 — Philadelphia, PA — World Cafe Live
Oct 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Elsewhere (The Hall)
Oct 14 — Washington, DC — Black Cat
Oct 15 — Pittsburgh, PA — Sound Series Block Party
Oct 17 — Asheville, NC — The Grey Eagle
Oct 18 — Atlanta, GA — Terminal West
Oct 19 — Nashville, TN — The Basement East
Oct 21 — Los Angeles, CA — Lodge Room
Nov 4 — Milan, Italy — Circolo Magnolia
Nov 5 — Zurich, Switzerland — Moods
Nov 6 — Munich, Germany — Ampere
Nov 8 — Vienna, Austria — Grelle Forelle
Nov 9 — Prague, Czech Republic — Futurum Music Bar
Nov 10 — Warsaw, Poland — Hybrydy
Nov 12 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Hotel Cecil
Nov 13 — Berlin, Germany — Metropol
Nov 14 — Hamburg, Germany — Uebel & Gefährlich
Nov 15 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Paradiso Noord
Nov 17 — Brussels, Belgium — Orangerie
Nov 18 — Paris, France — Pitchfork Music Festival
Nov 20 — Glasgow, UK — SWG3 Studio Warehouse
Nov 21 — Dublin, Ireland — Whelan’s
Nov 23 — London, UK — KOKO
Nov 24 — Manchester, UK — Band on the Wall
Nov 25 — Barcelona, Spain — La 2 de Apolo
Nov 26 — Lisbon, Portugal — Super Bock em Stock
