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What Was, Not Now
Pop · 2021 · 6 tracks · 20m

What Was, Not Now

Stephen Sanchez

Stripped-back acoustic arrangements and velvety vocals. A raw, intimate debut that trades mid-century glitz for quiet, wooden-room vulnerability.

October 15, 2021 · Republic Records

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A quiet, heart-on-sleeve vulnerability that feels both deeply personal and classically cinematic.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 20m
01
Hold Her While You Can
4:24
02
Love Life
3:39
03
Kayla
2:55
04
The Pool
4:52
05
I Want You
3:30
06
Until We Meet Again
1:06
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, crystalline shift into a delicate falsetto during the bridge of track 4.
The audible intake of breath before the first line of the opening track, setting a tone of extreme proximity.
The way the final track dissolves into a brief, haunting piano coda that feels like a door gently closing.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does What Was, Not Now sound next to the rest of Stephen Sanchez's catalogue?

Cabin In Woods+4.0σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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