Following the release of his lauded debut single, 'See Me Now', back in August, Conor Hamilton-Long returns with his highly anticipated follow-up, 'Craving That Affection'.

"When I wrote this song, I was very much ruminating on how far I've come personally in the last few years," Conor says of the track – which explores the transformative power of love, while blurring the boundaries between pop and R&B.

“At the age of 18 or 19, I was wasting my labour on things I knew were not good for me, being a follower rather than paving my own way," he continues. "This song is about recognising that and how meeting that special someone helped realign my values.

The track was written quickly – with Conor revealing that it felt as though he had "blacked out and woke up with a finished product... I was completely in the zone and in that emotional headspace that the lyrics were just spilling onto the page”.

The track was produced by Paul Jarvis, with Ben Hogan, aka BENJAMYN, acting as co-producer. It was then mixed by Sean Corcoran and mastered by Peter Montgomery.

“I want listeners to feel they've been taken on a journey”, Conor resumes. "By the end, my emotion is being poured out at the top of my lungs”.

With the release of both 'See Me Now' and 'Craving That Affection', the 24-year-old singer-songwriter has marked himself as a serious force to be reckoned with on the Irish scene.

Ahead of its official release tomorrow, get an exclusive listen to 'Craving That Affection' below: