''Athena'' is the debut

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by American musician Sudan Archives. It was released on November 1, 2019 under

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. The first single from the album, "Confessions" was released August 30, 2019.

Critical reception

''Athena'' was met with universal acclaim from critics. Metacritic assigned it a weighted average rating of 83 out of 100, based on 15 reviews from mainstream publications.

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Sourced from

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. Sudan Archives * Brittney Parks - vocals,

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, synthesizer, bass, drum programming, percussion; violin arrangement

References

2019 debut albums Sudan Archives albums Stones Throw Records albums {{2010s-album-stub