Hozier

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Andrew Hozier-Byrne, known simply asHozier, is an Irish musician from Bray, County Wicklow. The son of a musician, he began a degree in music at Trinity College Dublin, but dropped out midway through his first year in order to record demos for Universal Music. While at Trinity, he became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He was also a member of Anna from 2009 to 2012, and appears as a soloist on their 2012 release Illumination singing La Chanson de Mardi Gras.
Hozierwas influenced, “by Chicago blues, Texan blues, Chess Records, Motown, and then I discovered jazz, but more importantly, Delta blues that extraordinarily haunting sound. Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, people like that. Later, it was Pink Floyd, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, plus Tom Waits was a huge, huge influence. I was always drawn to singers with something haunting about their voices. The same goes for writers such as James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. You can’t define what it is, but it buries itself deep in your soul.”
After issuing an introductoryTake Me To ChurchEP in late-2013,Hozierreleased the 4-songEdenEP in 2014 to tide fans over while completing work on his debut full length. Recording for both EPs began in whatHoziercalls “the grey, pretty boring attic” at the top of the house where he lives, before overdubs and mixing in Dublin, with producer Rob Kirwan(U2, Depeche Mode, Glasvegas, Ray Lamontagne) at the controls.
Hozier’shighly anticipated self-titled debut was co-produced – once again withRob Kirwan– and recorded at his home in Wicklow as well as Exchequer St Studio and Cauldron in Dublin. The 13-track effort is anchored by the hit single “Take Me To Church” and well received follow-ups “Sedated” and “From Eden.”
HozierHozierTrack Listing:
LP11. Take Me To Church2. Angel Of Small Death and The Codeine Scene3. Jackie and Wilson4. Someone New5. To Be Alone6. From Eden
LP21. In A Week (feat. Karen Cowley)2. Sedated3. Work Song4. Like Real People Do5. It Will Come Back6. Foreigner’s God7. Cherry WineAndrew Hozier-Byrne, known simply asHozier, is an Irish musician from Bray, County Wicklow. The son of a musician, he began a degree in music at Trinity College Dublin, but dropped out midway through his first year in order to record demos for Universal Music. While at Trinity, he became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He was also a member of Anna from 2009 to 2012, and appears as a soloist on their 2012 release Illumination singing La Chanson de Mardi Gras.
Hozierwas influenced, “by Chicago blues, Texan blues, Chess Records, Motown, and then I discovered jazz, but more importantly, Delta blues that extraordinarily haunting sound. Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, people like that. Later, it was Pink Floyd, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, plus Tom Waits was a huge, huge influence. I was always drawn to singers with something haunting about their voices. The same goes for writers such as James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. You can’t define what it is, but it buries itself deep in your soul.”
After issuing an introductoryTake Me To ChurchEP in late-2013,Hozierreleased the 4-songEdenEP in 2014 to tide fans over while completing work on his debut full length. Recording for both EPs began in whatHoziercalls “the grey, pretty boring attic” at the top of the house where he lives, before overdubs and mixing in Dublin, with producer Rob Kirwan(U2, Depeche Mode, Glasvegas, Ray Lamontagne) at the controls.
Hozier’shighly anticipated self-titled debut was co-produced – once again withRob Kirwan– and recorded at his home in Wicklow as well as Exchequer St Studio and Cauldron in Dublin. The 13-track effort is anchored by the hit single “Take Me To Church” and well received follow-ups “Sedated” and “From Eden.”
HozierHozierTrack Listing:
LP11. Take Me To Church2. Angel Of Small Death and The Codeine Scene3. Jackie and Wilson4. Someone New5. To Be Alone6. From Eden
LP21. In A Week (feat. Karen Cowley)2. Sedated3. Work Song4. Like Real People Do5. It Will Come Back6. Foreigner’s God7. Cherry Wine