Hozier

It was love at first sight (or rather listening). There’s just something about him, about the way he sings, the music he plays and the lyrics… all of it just fits right in the place. This is music, guys.

Andrew Hozier-Byrne

Interesting Fact: He’s Irish. And to top off that – he was born on Saint Patrick’s Day!

His first single Take me to church, released in 2013, was a huge success. The music video of said song was seen by about 320 mln people. (!) Considering the fact that it’s triggering and controversial, because it talks about homosexuality and how it is still perceived by other people – I’d say it’s an enormous number of views. The song itself is very catchy, and has very moving and at the same time crude lyrics – some may say “too harsh”, but I disagree. Because that’s the reality, sadly. On the other hand, the popularity of this song may give some positive outcome, force people to reflect on some things from different perspective. For that – a big kudos to Hozier!

As I already said, I’m totally enchanted by the way he performs, but I’m also impressed by his talent for writing lyrics. Even if he brings up a hackneyed subject, like falling in love – he does it his own way, and after all it doesn’t sound so trivial as one may think.