User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: The third full-length release from Los Angeles-based pop singer-songwriter Conan Gray features production from Shawn Everett, Oscar Holter, Ilya, Luka Kloser, Greg Kurstin, and Max Martin.
Buy Now
- Record Label: Republic
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 3 out of 5
-
Mixed: 2 out of 5
-
Negative: 0 out of 5
-
Apr 9, 2024‘Found Heaven’ does, at times, feel a bit like you could play ‘iconic ‘80s songs’ bingo. .... But, when his influences are worn as heart-on-sleeve as they are here – and, crucially, are executed as well – the overall effect is one of knowing homage rather than tribute act.
-
Apr 9, 2024An 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.
-
Apr 9, 2024A step beyond 2022’s ‘Superache’, ‘Found Heaven’ stretches Conan Gray’s pop template once more. Often emotive, it lingers on his truth while relishing synth-pop immediacy.
-
Apr 9, 2024Gray’s newfound penchant for ’80s pop doesn’t come with a notion of irony – he’s fully embracing even the era’s most ostentatious elements. But despite his own sincerity, there are moments that drift closer towards a caricature of the era than a true homage to the decade’s most innovative pop.
-
Apr 16, 2024On Found Heaven, the wreckage of love overstays its welcome; sadly, profundity gives in to frustrating familiarity.