[ATTENDED: September 30, 2023] Sudan Archives
Sometime in April, my daughter asked if we could go to the All Things Go Festival. I had never heard of this Festival and assumed the answer was no. But then I saw that it was at the Merriweather Post Pavilion which is exactly three hours away from us. So when tickets went on sale, I managed to get two pre-sale tickets for Sunday. And then when they went on proper sale, I managed to score two more for Saturday.
Sunday was the far more important day for music. I mean, the whole reason she wanted to go was to see boygenius (and Lana Del Rey). But this was a great day of music to be sure.
I first heard about Sudan Archives a few years ago. Her song “Confessions” is so catchy–with its excellent melody and her cool use of strings. I loved that she could make catchy alt-pop using a violin as the main instrument.
Earlier this year I had a ticket to see her, but I didn’t really feel like going. Her music changed a lot between the first and second album.
And rather than singing a song like “Confessions”
There is a place that I call home
But it’s not where I am welcome
And if I saw all the angels
Why is my presence so painful?
Her tone had become a lot more dance-filled and outgoing, like on “NBPQ (Topless)”
Where the psychedelic drugs at?Always tryna do some fun shitYou know I make a method of somethingShe’s a ho, that’s assumptionsI just wanna have my titties outTitties out, titties out
And there’s nothing wrong with that at all, but I knew it was going to be a very different show. And I didn’t think I wanted to go to a dance show.
But I was happy that she was opening this festival and I told my daughter that I wanted to make sure I saw her performance to know what I missed.
Sudan Archives was on the small stage right in the sun. She came out with her violin and proceeded to blow the crowd away with her confidence and charisma. It was a mesmerizing performance, whether she was playing the violin or not.
She did not play anything from Athena (the album with “Confessions”) although she did play songs from before it.
But she was fun as anything. The crowd was dancing and singing along. NBPR has a great call and response of “I’m Not”–“Average” and we all felt that that was true.
Her whole set was wonderful and I regretted not going to see her in Philly. But I’m sure she’ll be back and I’m curious to see what direction she goes in from there.
SUDAN ARCHIVES
- Milk Me Ô
- Ciara Ô
- Freakalizer Ô
- NBPQ (Topless) Ô
- OMG BRITT Ô
- Nont for Sale ⇓
- Come Meh Way æ
- Selfish Soul Ô
Ô Natural Brown Prom Queen (2022)
⇓ Sink (2018)
æ Sudan Archives (2017)
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