We’re interested in the process just as much as we’re interested in the artist.

At a recent visit to FACT Rated alumna Sudan Archives’ Los Angeles home-studio, we asked the Stones Throw artist to tell us about her approach to songwriting. Here she tells us her ideal way for crafting a song as a solo performer.

Directed by Candice Nachman & Claire Lobenfeld
Cinematography by Candice Nachman
Produced and edited by Claire Lobenfeld

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