#and my stage name was

[septembersghost]

https://people.com/stephen-sanchez-angel-face-album-exclusive-interview-7973721

Part of the musician's reasoning for crafting a fictional narrative behind Angel Face is so he doesn't have to let listeners in on his real-life love again after "Until I Found You." "The only relationship I want people to care about is the one between the Troubadour and Evangeline," declares Sanchez. "As far as my relationship, I think I want to be the only one that thinks about it."

god i would sell a kidney to get this kind of content from taylor (folkmore did not do this lol) and for us to reach this point with her

i'm sorry it took me a few days to circle back to this - i just sent this article to a friend when i was recommending him! I LOVE A CONCEPT ALBUM, and i'm not surprised to read that it was ben schneider who convinced him to make the story a tragedy (lord huron is nothing if not spectacular at concept album tragic romances).

taylor is diaristic songwriter, but i really empathize with and understand where stephen is coming from here, especially being so young. he doesn't want that invasion into his personal life, and he shouldn't have to have that - no one should have to endure that to create their art. "I think it's so exciting that there's somebody beyond just me that they can attach themselves to."

i don't think i've ever talked about this, but when i was very young and dreamed for a bit about being a singer (again, i realize now i could not withstand that life), the dream that went with it was changing my name and only singing standards or fiction. i never wanted to be personally exposed, looking back on it i think i romanticized the idea of being a kind of enigma. (probably also a big part of my attraction to musical theatre.) and his approach to this is so fresh and unique, not only in its timelessness and homage to the classics, but the way he's crafted this whole tale and journey, and gotten listeners invested in the characters. it's so cool that he's even creating that world and story in his live performances. i do dream of taylor creating an entirely fictional world someday, be that on a self-contained record or in a dramatic sense (like a stage musical, if she ever wants to undertake that). her personal, revealing lyricism has long been considered a strength, but it's easy to imagine her switching that up again someday. (TS11 being fictional would be the best flex ever tbh. just deprive everyone of their gossipy tea. i know that won't happen, but i would love that for her.)

anyway, angel face is easily one of my favorite albums of the year and i hope he keeps receiving positive acclaim and attention.

i loved the conclusion of the pitchfork review: ‘Angel Face’ is not only a testament to Sanchez’s musicality now, but to the projected trail of success his talent will no doubt lead him on. “The story of Troubadour Sanchez is something I feel deeply connected to,” Stephen said in a statement accompanying the album. “Even if his ending was bleak, he lived life with an undeniable passion.” If undeniable passion is Sanchez’s medium of choice, ‘Angel Face’ is his first great oeuvre.

[egophiliac]

Ernesto Foulworth and Gino… it wouldn’t surprise me if they had fake identities

I accept this explanation

(the problem is that I had a very regionally-specific immediate thought and I could not get it out of my head)

(sorry this is messier than usual, I refuse to put more effort into it than it deserves)

[abisalli]

I was thinking about Merlin and dragons again... Didn't plan on only drawing Pen aka Arthur Jr. (the little red & gold dragon), but then my head was just filled with all these scenarios of Merlin trying to keep yet another secret & the little dragon causing havoc (not pictured) and dragonlord things and,,, orz

[tainebot01]

So… how we feeling about these new names?

[voidedjuice]

Songstress robot model UTA-3305, assigned to entertain guests at a high-end restaurant. Currently slowly going out of order due to lacking maintenance, and the presence of foreign biological material growing inside it.

Though it is a robot, it wishes to come to understand the human emotions it's been made to sing about all its "life". Please do entertain it with your stories while you pass by.

[aldoodles]

Plz have this rough post-series httyd doodle dump

[malzykins]

realized I never ever posted my fellas :[ it's been days...

[rocketbirdie]

oops. fell in love with the memory of my dead best friend

[e-von-dahl]

Wait so is it common knowledge that the name Käärijä is a pun or do some people have no idea?

Basically käärijä means like, a candy wrapper, and y’know, he’s a rapper

[likesdoodling]

I have a lot of pictures in my 'random stage plays' folder. So here's some stuff from Moriarty the Patriot. Cause I can. And yes. I am avoiding my colouring responsibilities, but lineart is so much quicker~

:)

[copia]

sleep token rituals 1/? 𝄞 source — "When I open my eyes to the future..."

[puppyeared]

im so predictable

[gncrezan]

thoroughly enjoying @infamous-if so here's sketchdump of my post-read doodles before i run through it once again!!!!!!!!!

[carnivorous-arboretum]

i <3 the omega raids

[hanzajesthanza]

geralt "i will NEVER deadname my best friend" of rivia

"he will ALWAYS be dandelion to ME"

[inkedberries]

day 3 of oc-tober!! prompt: occupation hunters canNot be bothered with fairies and their absolute bullshittery

prompts taken from here!!