conorfurlong http://conorfurlong.com/blog Wed, 02 May 2012 20:56:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Return of The Beach Boys http://conorfurlong.com/blog/index.php/the-return-of-the-beach-boys/ http://conorfurlong.com/blog/index.php/the-return-of-the-beach-boys/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:35:58 +0000 conor http://conorfurlong.com/blog/?p=232 They’re probably my favourite band of all time. And they’re back.

I don’t think anyone had any right to expect that their new music would come close to their 60s material …but this does:

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Aside from any minor tinkering I may do with the tracks, I’ve only the vocals left to record now.

It’s been a long process but I’m very proud of the new songs so I can’t wait for it to be completely finished and for you all to hear it.

Wondering what it’ll sound like? Well…

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Last Friday, the Norwegian band Donkeyboy released their second album, “Silver Moon”. It is without question one of the greatest pop albums I have heard in a very long time. The band deserve to be huge but are largely unknown outside of Scandinavia. Let’s rectify that, shall we?

Here’s a track from said album, “Darkest Night”:

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I hope you like the new design.

I’m currently working on an album …until then you can download three songs for free here.

Thanks to Karl for all the web design help.

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