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Hozier EPs
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes and taking political or social justice stances. His debut single, " Take Me to Church" (2013), became a rock radio hit in the U.S., peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified multi-platinum in several countries. His eponymous debut studio album (2014) has been certified 6× platinum in Ireland and multi-platinum in several other countries. His EP '' Nina Cried Power'' (2018), which featured the title track as a single, reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Adult Alternative Songs chart. His second album, ''Wasteland, Baby!'' (2019), debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and the ''Billboard'' 200, and was certified gold in the U.S. In late 2022, Hozier collaborated with Bear McCreary on the song " Blood Upon the Snow" for the video game '' God of War: R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hozier (album)
''Hozier'' is the debut studio album by Irish musician Hozier. It was released on 19 September 2014 by Island Records and Rubyworks Records. Before the album's release, he attracted attention from his 2013 and 2014 EPs '' Take Me to Church'' (2013) and '' From Eden'' (2014), which contained songs that were later included on the album. Hozier collaborated with producer Rob Kirwan during its recording. ''Hozier'' has been described as a blues, soul and indie rock album with elements of gospel, R&B and folk music. ''Hozier'' received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised Hozier's songwriting and vocal performance. The record was also commercially successful, reaching top ten positions in several countries, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Five of the album's singles—" Take Me to Church", " From Eden", " Sedated", " Work Song", and " Someone New"—charted in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unheard (EP)
''Unheard'' is the seventh extended play (EP) by Irish musician Hozier. It was released on 22 March 2024 by Rubyworks Records and Columbia Records. It consists of four previously unreleased songs that were recorded for Hozier's third studio album '' Unreal Unearth'' (2023), but did not make the final track listing. Of the unreleased material, Hozier said in a statement that the four songs "might've made it to the circles of gluttony, limbo, violence and the outward 'ascent'", referring to Dante's '' Inferno'', which was the inspiration for ''Unreal Unearth'', but they did not appear on the album "for different reasons". Track listing Personnel Musicians * Andrew Hozier-Byrne – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (track 2), guitar (4) * Daniel Tannenbaum – background vocals (tracks 1, 3); keyboards, organ (1); strings, synthesizer (3) * Daniel Krieger – bass (tracks 1, 3); Mellotron, strings (1); guitar (3) * Peter Gonzales – chimes, drums, organ, percussion (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubyworks Records
Rubyworks Records is an independent record label and music management company created in 2001 by Niall Muckian and based in Dublin, Ireland. Rubyworks owns two subsidiary labels, Gotta Run Records and Model Citizen Records. The second subsidiary label Model Citizen Records creates rearrangements of their artists songs to be used for PD (Public Domain) In May 2012 Rubyworks merged with UK independent record label Ark Recordings. History Formation Rubyworks was formed by Niall Muckian in Dublin in 2001. Muckian was initially working with Damien Rice, helping him with the formation of his solo career when he saw Rodrigo y Gabriela supporting him at Vicar Street in Dublin. He decided he wanted to work with them. Rubyworks released '' re-Foc'' in September 2002, and continues to manage Rodrigo y Gabrela to this day. Over the course of the last fourteen years, Rubyworks has released albums with Irish artists like Hothouse Flowers, Sinéad O'Connor, Mary Coughlan and Moving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreal Unearth
''Unreal Unearth'' is the third studio album by Irish musician Hozier, released on 18 August 2023. A loose concept album inspired by and drawing on themes from Dante's ''Inferno'', it contains the singles "Eat Your Young" and "Francesca", along with the song "All Things End". Hozier toured Ireland, the UK, North America, Australia, and New Zealand in support of the record from June 2023 to November 2024. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, and debuted at number one on the Irish and UK charts. Background Hozier wrote the album during the COVID-19 pandemic and stated it was his way of "mak ngsense of the experience of the last two years". It was inspired by Dante's '' Inferno'', which he began reading at the time; he framed the album around Dante's concept of the nine circles of Hell. He called the album "quite eclectic" and stated that there is "something of a retrospective in what the sounds lean into". He also said that the three tracks on the preceding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarök
In Norse mythology, (also Ragnarok; or ; ) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous great Norse mythological figures will perish (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdall, and Loki); it will entail a catastrophic series of natural disasters, including the burning of the world, and culminate in the submersion of the world underwater. After these events, the world will rise again, cleansed and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors, Líf and Lífþrasir. is an important event in Norse mythology and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory in the history of Germanic studies. The event is attested primarily in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In the ''Prose Edda'' and in a single poem in the ''Poetic Edda'', the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
