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Her uncommon expertise makes her music ripe with culture, improvisation and myriad surprises. The songs on \u003ci\u003eSink\u003c\/i\u003e evoke a grounded, almost retroflexed picture of nature. The title track balances disjointed synths with moans and muffled lyrics like weighty raindrops on a palm plant. The sound of a lively forest is the beckoning call of \u003ci\u003ePay Attention\u003c\/i\u003e before you even hear Sudan Archives' invitation: \"Let's go outside \/ You know, you know what I like.\" On \u003ci\u003eNont For Sale\u003c\/i\u003e, pizzicati strings tiptoe over the bassline as the artist's words glide over the beat with the elegance of a gull's wings in the breeze: \"This is my light don't block the sun \/ This is my seat can't you tell \/ This is my time don't waste it up \/ This is my land nont for sale,\" she declares. 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