"Suck out the honey," she implores on the steamy R&B track "Milk Me," capturing the intimacy and pleasure of her sourcing. Sudan Archives doesn't just experience or consume global sounds she interacts with them, her fingers sifting through the soil as she feels out every little element. The record feels like a world tour of her brain, particular yet capacious - and always active.Ĭosmopolitan music often leans heavily into the rush and the signifiers of jetsetting - accents, passports, landmarks, cuisines, runways - but Natural Brown Prom Queen's preoccupation is terroir, the distinct conditions that make a place unique. Her vibrant second album, Natural Brown Prom Queen, details her passages between her hometown of Cincinnati, her adopted city of Los Angeles and the many other locales, people and traditions that inform her idiosyncratic style. Across two EPs and an album, the self-taught violinist, producer and songwriter has honed a distinct blend of layered vocals and instrumentation that both pleases the ear and challenges it to parse all the fusion. With infectious curiosity, her oddball collages of hip-hop, electronic and globally sourced folk bridge worlds and tramp through them, encouraging you to forge your own routes as well. Sudan Archives' music celebrates digging. Born Brittney Parks and nicknamed Sudan as a child, the artist is driven by her intense curiosity.
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