Beck, Rufus Wainwright, David Bowie, Air, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin, The Monkees, Girls Aloud, Mercury Rev, Alexandre Desplat, Isaac Hayes, Bjórk, Massive Attack, Blur, Daft Punk, The Who, Bernard Herrmann, R.E.M., Pulp, Eels, Phil Spector, Motown, The Flaming Lips, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Radiohead, The Kinks, Kraftwerk, A-Ha, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Everly Brothers, Nick Drake, John Barry, Elliot Smith, The Band, Blondie, The Police, The Cardigans, Outkast, Chemical Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, George Gershwin, Madness, Scott Walker, Depeche Mode, Neil Finn, Jimi Hendrix, Garbage, The Righteous Brothers, The Beta Band, Semisonic, My Morning Jacket, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Marley, The Dandy Warhols, The Mamas & The Papas, ABBA, Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, The Clash, Earth Wind & Fire, Sly & The Family Stone, The Byrds, James Brown, The Polyphonic Spree, Frank Sinatra.
Sounds Like
''Like the meeting of The Beach Boys, Air and a bit of Mercury Rev.'' (www.roadrecs.com)
The Irish Times: “Here’s a real Dublin DIY phenomenon: Conor writes, records and plays all his own music, releases it via his own website, then rings the journo up to make sure he got his CD-R copy. Peace of Mind is a lovely, sad piano-painted tune, as is the B-side (titled B Side), so we’ll be looking forward to his call.”
(Kevin Courtney, The Irish Times)
Hot Press: "Swirls and stretches your ears in all directions, a veritable smorgasbord of sonic delights. "So, You Think That You're A Star?" is a real winner, a wholesome slice of mellow alt-rock that builds magnificently. Furlong's voice has a beguiling quatility to it. "Tonight" is impressively funky, with Furlong's voice this time given an impressive choral effect with touches of David Byrne."
(Jackie Hayden, Hot Press)
Metro: "His tunes are a beatific blend of dreamy folk, sunny harmonies and lazy electronica with a psychedelic twist."
Road Records compares him to The Beach Boys, Air and Mercury Rev.
Conor has made an impressive impact on the Dublin circuit with his shows in Whelan's, The Village, Crawdaddy, The Ruby Sessions, Temple Bar Music Centre and two in-store performances in Tower Records being among the highlights.
From 2002-04 Conor worked with the former Pulp/Moloko/Babybird manager who loved his music and worked tirelessly with him.
Everyone who has heard Conor's music remarks how captivating it is. Anyone who loves music will love the music made by Conor Furlong.
Below is the music video for "So, You Think That You're A Star?"
With much LOVE ,a dream has come true...As promised Im letting those who may have asked know......Please let me announce to my friends that my solo effort " DreamSong " is now at CD baby and you can try out the entire work for free...I think you will enjoy it as it is a new and different pop rock concept album, One of only a very few albums done exclusively with guitar synths ...An eclectic soundtrack of those forgotten previous lives. Wishing you the best of music and creativity ! Love makes dreams come true.
I hope you don't mind me letting you know that Paul Hourican plays a number of dates around Irelands in March / April to promote the release of his debut album 'LET THE ENEMY IN' out Nationwide through Hurricane Records/Warner Music Ireland on Friday March 7th. The current single 'ONE STEP FORWARD' is NOW available for download from iTUNES and all other digital stores. Check out Paul’s profile to hear the new single and for all up to date information on other live appearances and news.
Thanks for your time and hope to see you at a gig soon!
I really appreciate your friendship and support. So this is my way of showing you love. Do visit again if you have already and if you haven't, do come over and listen to the new tracks. Do let me know what's good with you.
Hey Conor, found your comon Tom Baxter's page so then found your link. So glad I did, keep up the great music. Check out Jack Savoretti sometime, amzing voice too. Shall look forward to new stuffor album from you soon? Jason
Not too bad. I'm becoming a dad for the first time in a month or so and I'll be getting married in August or so. Unfortunately not too much time for making music, but I still have a lifetime ahead of me to do that :-) How's things with you, other than music?
Conor, nice new song. Also "So you think that you're a star" and "You are the one I love" are really good. Your voice somehow reminds me of A-Ha singer Morten Harket. Keep up the good work! Marino
Happy New Year! And sorry I haven't checked in for a while..but thanks for telling me about your new song. Great arrangement, and just the kind of strong melody that I love! Actually, I love that you can vary your style and sound from one song to the next - not many people seem to be able to do that. Good stuff!
Take care, and I hope 2008 brings all happiness and success to you.
