Only a minute after it begins, &#8220;NBPQ (Topless)&#8221; changes course entirely. The song — the second track on Sudan Archives&#8217; second full-length Natural Brown Prom Queen — breaks free of the fervent hand-clapped rhythm and bouzouki it starts with, ascending into an altogether new choral passage. Then, just as quickly as it arrived, this detour…

Album Of The Week: Sudan Archives Natural Brown Prom Queen

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