Production and content edit
"Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene", following "Take Me to Church", boasts gospel vocals.[1] The album's third track, "Jackie and Wilson", is a retro-toned R&B song.[2] "Someone New", the next track, has described as "upbeat vintage soul".[2] "From Eden" carries a grand shuffling sound.[1] The eleventh track, "It Will Come Back" features devilish strings[2] from dirty fiddle and electric guitar.[1]
Singles edit
Critical reception edit
Timothy Monger of Allmusic deemed it a strong debut album, noting that "most of the material here is well-written enough to warrant a deeper look at the young artist many have labeled an old soul."[1] The Arts Desk writer Thomas H Green, while making negative comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice, lauded the artist's material as "engaging, contagiously epic and likeable".[3] Annie Zaleski, writing for The A.V. Club, commended the album for exploring the duality of humanity.[2]
Commercial performance edit
- ^ a b c d Monger, Timothy. "Hozier - Hozier". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Zaleski, Annie (October 7, 2014). "Irish singer-songwriter Hozier crafts a solid, bluesy debut". The A.V. Club. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Green, Thomas H (September 30, 2014). "CD: Hozier - Hozier". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.