Gray, Conan

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	Found Heaven New - LP - 602465085587 Sealed 2024 limited edition "Found Heaven" edition pressed on translucent yellow vinyl. Claims to include a signed poster. We can not 100% confirm this as the item is sealed. " Conan Gray takes a big, euphoric pop swing on 2024's Found Heaven, an album that finds him explicitly embracing a dayglow, '80s-style Euro synth pop aesthetic. With his bright croon and knack for diaristic lyrics, Gray was a breakout star of social media just prior to the release of his 2020 debut, Kid Krow, where he built a devoted fan base with his confessional indie pop and acoustic balladry. While he already expanded his sound with 2022's Superache, Found Heaven takes the embrace of professionally crafted studio pop even further as Gray frames his vocals in majestic crystal palaces of synthesizers, processed guitars, and layered vocal overdubs. It's a move that might threaten to bury him or wash away his personality if the whole thing wasn't done with such a purposeful sense of glee. Helping him achieve this very specific sound is a cadre of production superstars, including Max Martin, Greg Kurstin, Oscar Holter, and Ilya, among others. Together, they've come up with an album that is at times campy, earnestly romantic, and endlessly listenable. Part of the fun and endearing aspect of Gray's turn towards '80s Euro-pop is just how well he and his production partners captured the studio textures and anthemic energy of the genre. Cuts like the opening title track and "Lonely Dancers" mix pulsing laser-tone synths, dramatic, pounding drum beats, and classically harmonized, widescreen choruses, all bringing to mind a wry blend of iconic '80s bands like Yazoo, Eurythmics, and Bronski Beat. Other pop touchstones crop up elsewhere, as on the orchestral-tinged "Alley Rose" and piano-driven "Forever with Me," both of which evoke the glitter-laden sound of ELO. We also get the cheekily titled "Fainted Love," which sounds nothing like the 1981 Soft Cell song it's referencing but still nails the fluorescent-spotlight dancefloor romanticism that Gray is aiming for and embodies throughout all of Found Heaven." All Music Guide - Matt Collar more
	Superache Colored Vinyl - New - B0035575-01 Sealed 2022 Pressing On Limited Edition Translucent Emerald Green Vinyl. "Conan Gray Is Yearning For Something More On His Vibrantly Realized Sophomore Album, 2022's Superache. Once Again Produced With Longtime Collaborator Dan Nigro (Along With Some Production By Cirkut And Co-Writing Contributions By Julia Michaels), Superache Is A Bigger, More Robust Record Than 2020's Kid Krow, While Still Retaining, And In Many Ways Expanding Upon, The Heartfelt Diaristic Qualities That Made Gray Such A Poster Child For Sad Internet Teens. What's Especially Compelling About Gray's Work On Superache Is Just How Well He Combines Big Pop Hooks With Believable And Personal Lyrics. Much Like His Idol Taylor Swift, Gray Has The Knack For Crafting Hooky, Infectious Anthems That Also Feel Explicitly Born Out Of His Own Life Experience. At The Core Of The Album Is "Family Line," A Poignant Ballad About Child Abuse And Generational Trauma, All Filtered Through What Clearly Feels Like His Own Personal Story. It's The Rawest Song On A Record Full Of Openhearted Honesty, One That Grounds Superache In An Inescapable Realness. Gray Brings An Equal Amount Of Authenticity To Even His Frothiest, Most Playful Cross-Genre Moments, As On The Driving, '80s Dance-Rock-Sounding "Disaster," Or The Wry Country Hip-hop Of "Best Friend." Particularly Engaging Is "Jigsaw," A Song About The Myriad Ways People Try To Change Themselves To Please Someone Else In A Relationship. Marrying His Dove-Eyed Vocal Coo To His Band's Chugging, '90s-Style Pixies Guitar And Drum Wallop, Gray Sings, "Killin' Parts Of Myself To Fit You/Clear As Sh*t I Was Not The Issue/if I Made You Like Me, Would I Even Like Myself?/Pointing Out All My Flaws Doesn't Help." It's That Balance Gray Strikes On Superache Between Plumbing His Own Candidly Intimate Fears And Simultaneously Pulling Together All Of His Musical Influences Into His Own Distinctive Sound That Lends The Album Such Magnetic, Transformative Power. On Superache, Gray Isn't Just A Charismatic Conduit For Young Heartache; In The Best Sense Of The Term, He's A Pop Star." AMG - Matt Collar. more
	Superache Used - LP - B0035576-01 2022 Emerald Green translucent vinyl. Includes 1 poster, 3 polaroids, lyric pages. Superache is a record that showcases the eclectic and unique sound of Conan Gray. The 12-track album features a blend of genres, ranging from pop and indie to rock and electronic. Gray’s distinctive voice and introspective lyrics are at the forefront of each song, making for a personal and emotional listening experience. more