Sudan Archives is a singer, songwriter, producer, and violinist. She grew up in Cincinnati before moving to LA. Her music has been called "viscerally gorgeous" by The Guardian, and "stunning" by Pitchfork, who gave her in ‘Best New Music.’ This year, she’s releasing her second album, and one of the tracks on it is "Selfish Soul." She told me the idea for this song started when she asked her boyfriend, James (who is the rapper Nocando) to shave her head. Cutting off her hair made her reflect on her whole hair story, from experiences she had as a kid, to the cultural and racial issues that have historically surrounded Black women's hair.
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Aimee Mann - Patient Zero
Gorillaz - Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
Norah Jones - Day Breaks
Dirty Projectors - Up in Hudson
Sleigh Bells - I Can Only Stare
Bonobo - Break Apart (feat. Rhye)
Sara Watkins - Without a Word
Dropkick Murphys - Blood
Nicholas Britell - Moonlight
Solange - Cranes in the Sky
Metallica - Moth into Flame
Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
DJ Shadow - Mutual Slump
Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival
Flatbush Zombies - Bounce
Oathbreaker - 10:56 / Second Son of R.
James Vincent McMorrow - Get Low
Phantogram - You Don't Get Me High Anymore
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