CHRIS THE THR!LLEST HITS HIS MELODIES ON FAN OF A PHANTOM

UNDRGRND Magazine | March 30, 2021 | By Francisco Molina

Cover art for Chris The Thr!llest's Feb. 2021 Fan Of A Phantom.

Cover art for Chris The Thr!llest's Feb. 2021 Fan Of A Phantom.

Christopher Stanton, the Inglewood-native turned Carpinteria-resident better known as “Chris The Thr!llest”, continues to make noise with his latest project, Fan Of A Phantom. The seven-track album, which officially hit streaming platforms on Feb. 12, 2021, is his third album in just a two year span. 

Followers of Stanton have noticed the difference in approach and style he used to complete Fan Of A Phantom, which boasted an impressive melodic sound throughout.

“I took a lot of people by surprise,” Stanton says of his most recent project, “whether it was the RnB style or the overall quality of the album.”

Stanton’s transformation to finding his RnB vibe can be credited to where he found himself on a personal level during the recording process.

Chris The Thr!llest posing during the UNDRGRND Magazine Issue 2 "The 805: Part 2" photoshoot in Los Angeles. Photo by Josh Seiden.

Chris The Thr!llest posing during the UNDRGRND Magazine Issue 2 "The 805: Part 2" photoshoot in Los Angeles. Photo by Josh Seiden.

“This approach was true to where I was finding myself,” Stanton says, who found inspiration and extra time to grind in the studio for Fan Of A Phantom during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Every song is based off of an experience that I had gone through in a different time of my life, so I let the album form itself.”

Fan Of A Phantom includes features from local artists such as OG David James and Kalahari. Shooting for the overall RnB sound, Stanton’s calculated feature selection undoubtedly helped him fulfill that vision.

“I knew what kind of delivery I wanted for this project,” he says. “Both [OG David James and Kalahari] came through exactly how I wanted and even exceeded my expectations.”

Fans can expect multiple more projects from Stanton coming in 2021. According to the UNDRGRND Issue 2 artist, a music video for Fan Of A Phantom’s “Can’t Have” (feat. OG David James) is currently in the works.

Andrew from UNDRGRND and Chris The Thr!llest spot up for a flick after the Issue 2 release event on Jan. 17, 2021. Photo by Luizzy G.

Andrew from UNDRGRND and Chris The Thr!llest spot up for a flick after the Issue 2 release event on Jan. 17, 2021. Photo by Luizzy G.

Stream Chris The Thr!llest’s Fan of a Phantom on all streaming platforms.

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5ahprlYzFuZ3zbOMIoMnTb

Apple https://music.apple.com/in/album/fan-of-a-phantom/1552648556

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