Conan Gray is embracing vibrant new horizons as he meets his prime pop potential with ‘Found Heaven’.
Words: Neive McCarthy.
Even when you think you've seen and felt it all, something new is always around the corner. Life is full of surprises, good and bad, and there comes a point where you have to embrace that - which is what Conan Gray is learning to do. Delivering his unexpectedly poptastic third album ‘Found Heaven’, Conan returns victorious and growing with each track. A world away from its predecessors, ‘Found Heaven’ is a surprise, for sure.
For those expecting more of the melancholic worlds of 'Kid Krow' and 'Superache', 'Found Heaven' might be a bit of a shock to the system. It's a vibrant, technicolour jaunt through synth-heavy havens and dancefloor tears. Still, some things never change – for Conan, the nerves around the album's release remain even four years on from his first. As he has always done, Conan has crafted an album cut from his very core – the inner workings of his mind and feelings are lit by the disco ball at the album's centre. It joins a parade of albums documenting his life and career, each new experience cast under that glow.
"It's really weird because I have time capsules of when I was 17, and also now at 25 – it's a whole life recorded in music," muses Conan. "Music is such a powerful descriptor that when I hear songs that I recorded when I was 17, it brings tears to my eyes because I can hear him; I can hear that version of me. This album is a little bit funny because it was the best time of my life and also the worst time of my life. Subconsciously, you can hear the songs I wrote at the worst time and the songs I wrote when I was really fucking happy."
