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SUDAN ARCHIVES –
new album
“THE BPM”
out now on
STONES THROW
+ New single
“A BUG’S LIFE”
out now
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Photo – Yanran Xiong
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“[THE BPM] aligns instinct and intellect, human and machine, bravado and desire. Every song is crammed with ideas and sonic surprises” – The New York Times
“It’s not merely an album to dance to – it feels like a sanctuary where every song is like a hymn in full technicolour: cybernetic and uncontainable.” – NME
“Every immaculately constructed track overflows with both ideas and emotions.” – FLOOD
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Sudan Archives’ highly anticipated third album THE BPM is out now on Stones Throw, marking her most liberated and forward-looking work to date. Across fifteen tracks, the violinist, vocalist, and producer – real name Brittney Parks – embodies the idea that “The BPM is the power,” channeling rhythm as a source of personal freedom, joy, and self-definition.
Earlier this week, she released the final pre-album teaser in the form of house-inspired track “A BUG’S LIFE”, which premiered on BBC Radio 1 as their “Hottest Record in the World”.
Following acclaimed albums Athena and Natural Brown Prom Queen, THE BPM imagines a gleaming future where technology and emotion pulse in perfect sync. Inspired by the club sounds of Chicago and Detroit alongside global dance music and experimental beatwork, the record sees Parks fully embracing the persona of “Gadget Girl” – a technologically advanced artist exalting in the tools that first gave her a voice. “I’m all gadget girled out now,” Sudan explains, “but I’ve never felt so free as a human.”
Watch “A BUG’S LIFE” music video HERE
THE BPM was recorded in Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit, with Sudan stepping into the role of executive producer and working exclusively with family and close friends. The album includes the singles “A BUG’S LIFE”, “MY TYPE,” and “DEAD.” The New York Times praised “DEAD” as “shape-shifting, maximalist, ultimately unstoppable,” while Stereogum called it “a full-on dance floor rager.”
A radiant exploration of self-love, technology, and transformation, THE BPM captures Sudan Archives in full command – an executive producer, artist, and visionary expanding the limits of her sound and identity. Sudan’s most raucous and party-starting record, it’s also her most vulnerable, and a monumental step forward – the kind of leap you can only make when you trust your instincts, trust the people around you, and lock into your own rhythm.
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THE BPM Tracklist:
1. DEAD
2. COME AND FIND YOU
3. YEA YEA YEA
4. TOUCH ME
5. A BUG’S LIFE
6. THE NATURE OF POWER
7. MY TYPE
8. SHE’S GOT PAIN
9. DAVID & GOLIATH
10. A COMPUTER LOVE
11. THE BPM
12. MS. PAC MAN
13. LOS CINCI
14. NOIRE
15. HEAVEN KNOWS
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