Dublin based musician Conor Furlong started turning heads in his homeland half a decade ago when he released his inaugural album, Adventure, which, in addition to being an enthralling collection of contemplative pop/rock compositions, was notable for the fact that it was arranged, performed and produced by Furlong alone.

In the five years since, the industrious singer/songwriter has released an assortment of equally enthralling tunes including 2015’s “In Paradise”, 2016’s “Blinding Light” and 2017’s “Right”.

Now he’s back with a brand new full-length record entitled Rapid Eye Movement, which, with the exception of a harmonica solo performed by John M. Ferguson on the song “Your Sad Smile”, was once again performed and put together by Furlong alone.

The freshly forged ten track compilation opens with a short instrumental offering named “Giselle” which gets things off to a stirring start ahead of the absorbingly buoyant instrumentation and enticingly soft yet sonorous singing of “Alien”. This is followed by the affable and uplifting “R.E.M. Saved My Life Tonight”, after which “Summer Song” entrances with its upbeat music and pleasant melody. When it’s done, “Dream” builds a strikingly unique and atmospheric bridge to “Bow Down”, which arrests with its expressive vocals and cheery instrumentation before it passes the torch to the terrifically dynamic “Athens”.

“Sleeping in Outer Space” is an endearingly gentle addition next that showcases an assortment of soothing instrumentation ahead of the affecting “Your Sad Smile”, which precedes a superbly spirited finale in the form of “In Paradise”.

All in all, Furlong has composed a captivatingly cordial record here that smoothly fuses together elements of the genres of pop, rock and shoegaze. Its consistently canorous vocals and amiable music should attract a sizable and diverse listenership.