Sudan Archives photo credit Ally Green
Listen to “NBPQ (Topless)”: https://ffm.to/nbpq_topless
Watch a clip of “NBPQ (Topless)”: https://youtu.be/FCSuESW9SoU
Sudan Archives describes her new song “NBPQ (Topless)” as “my autobiography.” She begins by wondering “Sometimes I think that if I was light skin / Then I would get in to all the parties'' and reminiscing about her childhood pop duo with her twin sister Catherine, and how all she wanted to do was “watch Sailor Moon / Smoke weed and stare up at the moon,” before breaking into a confident stride and declaring, “I’m not average.”
She explains that the song is “about my insecurities that I have being a brown skin Black female in the world and how to navigate through that while facing American beauty standards. It’s a song of redemption and freedom.” Sudan also confirms her second album will be titled Natural Brown Prom Queen, and includes “NBPQ (Topless)”. Recent new songs from Sudan include her ode to Black hair, “Selfish Soul,” and celebration of the domestic life “Home Maker”. “Selfish Soul” was acclaimed by the New York Times, The Fader, Pitchfork, and more. “Home Maker” was added to BBC 6 Music’s A-list and named Best New Track by Pitchfork, who called it “A swaggering statement of intent with all the idiosyncratic charm that makes her music so memorable.” “(NBPQ) Topless” was written and produced by Sudan Archives, Simon on the Moon, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Ben Dickey. Sudan recently announced the Homecoming Tour and just announced new dates in NYC, Portland, and more. She will perform at several festivals this spring and summer in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. Tickets are on sale now. North America - Summer Dates Jul 8 - Montreal, QC - Montréal Jazz Festival Jul 9-10 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival Jul 24 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party Jul 29 - Denver, CO - The Underground Music Showcase Jul 30 - Omaha, NE - Maha Festival
UK & Europe - Summer Dates Aug 19-21 - Hamburg, DE - MS Dockville Festival Aug 23 - Leeds, UK - Belgrave Music Hall Aug 25 - London, UK - All Points East Aug 26 - Stockholm, SE - Popaganda Festival Aug 26-28 - Darmstadt, DE - Golden Leaves Festival Aug 28 - Edinburgh, UK - Connect Festival Aug 30 - Brighton, UK - Patterns Sep 1-4 - Salisbury, UK - End of the Road Festival Sep 3 - Bristol, UK - FORWARDS Festival
Homecoming Tour: North America 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 | 
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