Hozier Ends First American Headlining Tour On High Note in NYC
For a man who began his year cloaked in relative obscurity, Hozier is closing out 2014 with a serious list of accomplishments folded and checked off in his pocket. Crowds clamored for him at festivals, from SXSW to Sasquatch! to Glastonbury to Reading & Leeds. The biggest pop stars on the planet have covered "Take Me To Church," his resounding wallop of a debut single. He stunned on Saturday Night Live with "Take Me To Church" in tow and "Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene," the smirking, soulful foot-stomper that caused the viewing public to do a double-take.
He followed that up with a nearly sold-out headlining tour stateside for the first time, and achieved the unthinkable when he sold out his 2015 tour before concluding that jaunt. Still, one question remains after Hozier's sudden and soaring climb: How did all of this happen so quickly? Wasn't this Delta Blues-beltin' guy from Ireland? Where the hell did he learn to sing like that? Who was this man who seemingly appeared out of nowhere with these incredible songs?
44m
3m
23m
47m
1m
1h 15m
11m
24m
24m
1h 36m
20m
23m
23m
20m
20m
20m
2m
5m
21m
2m
1h 39m
3m
5m
1m
2m
2m
5m
1m
30s
1m
30s
24m
2m
1m
1h 27m
1m
30s
1m
1m
1m
44s
32s
5m
3m
1m
1m
43s
41s
3m
1m
2m
46m
2m
37s
10m
20m
56s
1m
1m
1m
1m
20m
1m
44m
20m
44m
21m
1h 13m
43m
36s
21s
1m
1m
3m
22m
23m
46m
22m
22m
2m
45m
41m
20m
21m
44m
1m
54s
45m
41m
30s
1m
2m
24m
22m
21m
22m
21m
22m
20m