Sink

Description

New EP from breakout alternative R&B singer, violinist and producer Sudan Archives Sudan Archives was raised in Ohio and trained as a violinist, but she didnt study her namesake specialty Sudanese violin traditions until she relocated to Los Angeles. Her uncommon expertise makes her music ripe with culture, improvisation and myriad surprises. The songs on Sink evoke a grounded, almost retroflexed picture of nature. The title track balances disjointed synths with moans and muffled lyrics like weighty raindrops on a palm plant. The sound of a lively forest is the beckoning call of Pay Attention before you even hear Sudan Archives invitation: Lets go outside / You know, you know what I like. On Nont For Sale, pizzicati strings tiptoe over the bassline as the artists words glide over the beat with the elegance of a gulls wings in the breeze: This is my light dont block the sun / This is my seat cant you tell / This is my time dont waste it up / This is my land nont for sale, she declares. By the time you get to Escape, the projects crescendo of a closer, the unexpected blend of folk, Afrobeat and R&B feel like a euphoric sun shower.