Obscure Sound — A stirring folk track with emotively rising vocals and strings, “Madrid” is a recent single from Athena Lim, a Canadian, UK-based artist. The release represents the second single from an upcoming LP, which Lim is collaborating on with multi-instr... more info

Obscure Sound — London-based artist Athena Lim presents a smoothly melodic sound on “White Dust,” enamoring with debonair vocals and jangly central hook. The release represents the second single from Lim’s debut EP, releasing early this summer. “White Dust�... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — "The Loneliness Files starts from a place of absence and the journey is dissecting those empty spaces, those broken places, and recognizing when a life can be backfilled or repaired." more info

Sweeping The Nation — Well, here we go again. Another tumultuous year has passed and passed on a series of albums which we've listened to, admired and eventually ranked. As always, direct from band/label buying links where applicable. 40 Haiku Salut - The General39 Go... more info

Stereogum — Over the years, Brittney Parks has undergone her own personal apotheosis. It all started with the fiddle. She was mesmerized as a child after witnessing an Irish folk band performing in her hometown of Cincinnati. She begged her mom for a violin. Par... more info

Stereogum — There's a funny thing that can happen with an artist like Sudan Archives. When Brittney Parks' project first started to garner buzz, it was for an idiosyncratic, specific style she had already figured out -- electronic production, R&B melodies, and ... more info

Stereogum — Brittany Parks is releasing her debut album as Sudan Archives, Athena, in a couple weeks. It's the follow-up to last year's very impressive Sink EP, and so far we've only heard "Confessions" and a little bit of another song called "Black Vivaldi Sona... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Mtendere Mandowa announced the first new Teebs album in five years, Anicca, with a great new track called "Studie" that featured Animal Collective's Panda Bear. Today he's back with another new song from it, a collaboration with Sudan Arc... more info

Stereogum — Sudan Archives, the project of musician Brittney Parks, is releasing their debut album, Athena, at the beginning of November. Last month, she shared "Confessions" from it, which we named one of the best songs of that week, and today she's back with a... more info

DJmag — 'Athena' is due via Stones Throw on 1st November more info