It's nearly been a year, and "Take Me To Church" has been mauled to death by every radio station I can think of at the moment. Yes, Hozier might be the newest "indie" (read: indie for radio-only listeners) act that people who don't know any better gush over as being original and groundbreaking, but forgetting all of that, he does put together a really good album here. He has a nice formula for his songwriting: on the bluesy numbers, a good riff and some soulful backing vocals is the norm. On piano-driven tracks, he subdues his voice before turning it lose later in the song, rather impressively. And on tracks were he mans the acoustic guitar, other instruments are slowly added to the mix until the songs' climax. The one thing they all have in common? They're catchy as can be. While "Take Me To Church" is the song that introduces Hozier, "Jackie And Wilson", "Sedated", and "It Will Come Back" keeps the listener returning.
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