Nashville-based singer and songwriter Stephen Sanchez has returned with his brand-new single, “Evangeline” via Mercury Records/Republic Records today. Listen to the track now below.
On the new song and next chapter of music, Sanchez said: “The song lyrics were written by myself, Trent Dabbs, and Nick Lobel (Sam Smith & Harry Styles). Nick Lobel sampled the 10 second intro of Bobby Goldsboro’s song, ‘Honey,’ and put together a verse and chorus for me to hear in the studio. Once I heard that, I felt immediately inspired. The song came to life in 15 minutes. Sampling is not something I’ve ever done nor have I felt moved to pursue, but it was honestly a happy accident that day. Even the way I performed it was extremely new for me. This song really made music fun for me again. It’s opened a world and lore I’m excited to invite fans into.”
Dreamy keys dissolve into a delicate hum on the track. As cymbals simmer in the background, he promises, “Baby give it all, I’d give it all just to make you mine.” Over the ebb and flow of an ethereal soundscape tailormade for a fifties romance, his inflection echoes with soulful grit as the hypnotic and heavenly hook rings out with a promise, “I’ll be the pillow, and I’ll be the bed.”
Today, Sanchez also announced his fall North American headline tour. The 32-date tour kicks off in Indianapolis, IN and makes stops at Los Angeles’ The Wiltern on November 3rd, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on November 17th, and New York’s Terminal 5 on December 2nd. Tickets go on sale on Friday, January 27th at 10am local time HERE.
The fall run follows his upcoming spring headline tour, which is almost completely sold out and kicks off on February 7th in New Orleans, making stops in Nashville on February 11th, New York on February 16th, Los Angeles on March 9th and 10th – see the full list of upcoming tour dates below.
2023 TOUR DATES:
SPRING TOUR
February 7th New Orleans, LA Toulouse Theatre*
February 9th Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse*
February 10th Birmingham, AL Saturn*
February 11th Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Nashville*
February 14th Washington, DC Union Stage*
February 15th Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live*
February 16th New York, NY Irving Plaza*
February 17th Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall*
February 19th Burlington, VT Higher Ground*
February 20th Montreal, QC Le Studio TD
February 21st Toronto, ON The Opera House*
February 23rd Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall*
February 24th Detroit, MI El Club*
February 25th Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
February 26th Minneapolis, MN Fine Line*
February 28th Kansas City, MO recordBar*
March 2nd Denver, CO Globe Hall*
March 3rd Denver, CO Globe Hall*
March 4th Salt Lake City, UT The Grand @ The Complex*
March 7th Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar*
March 8th Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room*
March 9th Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*
March 10th Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*
March 11th San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall*
March 15th Portland, OR Roseland Theater
March 16th Seattle, WA Madame Lou’s*
March 17th Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club*
April 13th Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall*#
April 15th Dallas, TX The Studio at The Factory*#
April 16th Austin, TX Scoot Inn*#
FALL TOUR
October 13th Indianapolis, IN Deluxe @ Old National Center^
October 14th Columbus, OH KEMBA Live!^
October 15th Cleveland, OH House of Blues^
October 17th Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre^
October 19th Minneapolis, MN First Avenue^
October 20th Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre^
October 21st Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater^
October 26th Salt Lake City, UT The Union^
October 28th Seattle, WA Showbox SODO^
October 30th Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre^
November 1st Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades^
November 3rd Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern^
November 4th Oakland, CA Fox Theater^
November 6th San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park^
November 8th Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren^
November 10th Houston, TX The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall^
November 11th Dallas, TX The Factory Deep Ellum^
November 12th Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater^
November 17th Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium^
November 28th Toronto, ON HISTORY^
December 1st Boston, MA Roadrunner^
December 2nd New York, NY Terminal 5^
December 6th Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall^
December 8th Washington, DC 9:30 Club^
December 9th Raleigh, NC Lincoln^
December 11th Orlando, FL House of Blues^
December 12th Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution^
December 13th Tampa Bay, FL The Orpheum^
December 16th Atlanta, GA The Eastern^
December 18th Richmond, VA The National^
*Sold Out
#Rescheduled Date
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