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California singer/songwriter Stephen Sanchez landed an unlikely hit in 2021 with "Until I Found You," a lovelorn ballad cloaked in vintage reverb and 1950s nostalgia. An echo from the original era of the teen idol, it fused the early pop pathos of Paul Anka with glowing Everly Brothers harmonies and climbed its way onto charts around the globe. On his debut album, Angel Face, Sanchez reverse engineers a loose concept album around his hit, keeping up the guise of his adopted musical era. Through songs like the soulful "Evangeline" and the torchy "Be More" he sketches out a narrative involving a '50s troubadour in love with the femme fatale girlfriend of a mob boss. The results are sonically pleasing, and Sanchez's voice rises to the occasion, moving effortlessly between the raucous Jerry Lee Lewis rock & roll of "Shake" and the softer Roy Orbison croon of "Caught in a Blue." At times, though, Angel Face feels a bit like a revue or jukebox musical, faithfully re-creating an idyllic musical era through the rosy lens of the present. And because he is on a major label, the production, courtesy of Ian Fitchuk (Kasey Musgraves, Gus Dapperton), also keeps one foot in modern pop, an aesthetic compromise that in a way breaks the spell. Ultimately, it's the singles that keep Angel Face interesting, an ironic twist, given that the period he fetishizes most certainly favored singles over LPs. So, in a sense, he has hit his mark squarely.
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Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Executive Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Slatkin, Producer - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Bobby Russell, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trent Dabbs, ComposerLyricist - Konrad Snyder, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Lobel, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Gilbert Steele, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Accordion, Drums, Glockenspiel, Electric Guitar, Piano, Executive Producer, Bass, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gabe Simon, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Clapping, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Executive Producer, Bass, Mellotron, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Day, ComposerLyricist - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brookes Gengenbach, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Glockenspiel, Piano, Executive Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Day, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Combs, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Georgia Brown, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Piano, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Stephen Sanchez
Jim Hoke, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Piano, Executive Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Day, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Ryan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Executive Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Buxton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brooks Gengenbach, ComposerLyricist - Anson Eggerss, ComposerLyricist - Anson Eggers, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Watson Maack, ComposerLyricist - Brookes Gengenbach, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Houle, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Executive Producer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Buxton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Tashian, Electric Guitar, Piano, Mellotron, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Mark Barry, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Walters, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Schneider, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Konrad Snyder, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Miguel Briseño, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Renaud, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laufey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Executive Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Todd Lombardo, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Combs, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Bells, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Executive Producer, Bass, Baritone Guitar, Mellotron, Nylon-String Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Ian Fitchuk, Producer, Bells, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Executive Producer, Mellotron, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Grover, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Konrad Snyder, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Arnold, A&R - Ben Adelson, A&R - Stephen Sanchez, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
Album review
California singer/songwriter Stephen Sanchez landed an unlikely hit in 2021 with "Until I Found You," a lovelorn ballad cloaked in vintage reverb and 1950s nostalgia. An echo from the original era of the teen idol, it fused the early pop pathos of Paul Anka with glowing Everly Brothers harmonies and climbed its way onto charts around the globe. On his debut album, Angel Face, Sanchez reverse engineers a loose concept album around his hit, keeping up the guise of his adopted musical era. Through songs like the soulful "Evangeline" and the torchy "Be More" he sketches out a narrative involving a '50s troubadour in love with the femme fatale girlfriend of a mob boss. The results are sonically pleasing, and Sanchez's voice rises to the occasion, moving effortlessly between the raucous Jerry Lee Lewis rock & roll of "Shake" and the softer Roy Orbison croon of "Caught in a Blue." At times, though, Angel Face feels a bit like a revue or jukebox musical, faithfully re-creating an idyllic musical era through the rosy lens of the present. And because he is on a major label, the production, courtesy of Ian Fitchuk (Kasey Musgraves, Gus Dapperton), also keeps one foot in modern pop, an aesthetic compromise that in a way breaks the spell. Ultimately, it's the singles that keep Angel Face interesting, an ironic twist, given that the period he fetishizes most certainly favored singles over LPs. So, in a sense, he has hit his mark squarely.
© Timothy Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:04
- Main artists: Stephen Sanchez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records - Republic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2023 Stephen Sanchez ℗ 2023 Stephen Sanchez
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