September of 2021 saw the arrival of the fourth full-length record from unique, acclaimed and accomplished Irish singer/multi-instrumentalist Conor Furlong, Recurring Dream, which turned out to be a typically consistently captivatingly melodic, splendidly expressive, fantastically heartfelt and immensely moving pop/rock compilation – our full review of Recurring Dream can be read by clicking here – and closely followed the releases of three enthralling singles titled “Teenage Fantasies”, “Your Touch” and “Are You Gonna Sleep Tonight?”, which dropped to stream and download between late July and early September, before being followed itself in October by another two enthralling single titled “Freaking Out” and “Survive” and yet another enthralling single titled “Run Away” in November before he closed out the year by releasing one last enthralling single for 2021 titled “Enough”.
Not content to sit still, Furlong wasted no time beginning work on new music when 2022 started, and last year released two riveting tunes titled “Gaza Kid” and “Bullet from A Gun”.
Flash forward to last month and the admirably devoted and exceptionally industrious artist whose music is influenced by the likes of A-ha, R.E.M., Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, AIR, The Monkees, Phil Spector and Mercury Rev as well as painters and film composers such as Monet, Miro, Dali, Hundertwasser, Van Gogh and Bernard Herrmann, and who composes songs, according to the musician himself, with the aim of making “music that [he loves] and [with the] hope that you might love it too”, put out a brand new for 2023 composition called “Can I Make You Realise?”, which was taken from his latest album, Undo the Past, which has just dropped.
The latest record from Furlong is, as usual completely unsurprisingly, is a compilation of yet more characteristically irresistibly entrancing pop/rock offerings that showcase splendidly spirited singing and delightfully mellifluous instrumentation throughout their runtime, as well as yet another album that’s sure to satisfy its creator’s established fans while simultaneously turning plenty of new heads in the strikingly talented musician’s direction.
If you haven’t heard “Can I Make You Realise?” yet, you can investigate it via its accompanying music video below.
“Can I Make You Realise?” is also available to stream and download, along with the rest of Undo the Past, now.