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This love story starts with "Cherry Wine," couched perfectly, with its beautiful quietude accented by subtle bird sounds, on the Wish I Was Here Soundtrack. It started with listening to that album frequently, and then became me circling back to track four repeatedly until it was my absolute favorite song for this moment of my life. So I was predisposed to affection, to say the least. And still I was surprised, bowled over, when deciding to REALLY listen to "Take Me To Church," lyrics laid out in front of me. It has mood, it has message, it has the deepest groove of sexual worship, punctuated with the purest moments of impassioned "Amen." The music became necessity, and I haven't stop listening. Hozier's first full-length album blends the most immediate instrumental and lyrical details with an elaborate web of traditional musical roots. This body of work reaches out wide to draw in the blues, gospel, folk, rock and flamenco, with a touch of the troubadour in it. Think the gritty blues of Elmore James, think Paul Simon, think choirs, think chain gangs. The result is a fully realized collection of songs that take you on an artful journey, with the highest of highs and wretched lows - sometimes at the same time. On the surface, someone looking for a casual listen could just ease into some of this gorgeous feast and enjoy, but my god, why would you leave it there? Even the deceptively simpler songs have some unexpected joy for even the most jaded listener. The heavier tracks - often a dark decent into gritty blues - capture the most sustained ache that can live like a weight in the belly for a long time after listening. As a lover of words, lyrics can be the absolute cincher for me. Once I started hearing these songs, there was no going back. A literal free-fall of swooning ensued. In theme, Hozier tackles overarching concepts that are not new and could easily slip into ordinary in less skilled hands: love, sex, religion, addiction. They never do here. The lyrics take these lofty, nebulous themes and bring them straight to the soil-churned earth, close enough to touch. The deliberate telling of specific details, so freshly rendered through word choice, is what secures the story of each song in your mind. "I was three days on a drunken sin I woke with her walls around me Nothin' in her room but an empty crib" "Calls of guilty thrown at me All while she stains The sheets of some other Thrown at me so powerfully Just like she throws with the arm of her brother" "I have never known peace like the damp grass that yields to me I have never known hunger like these insects that feast on me A thousand teeth and yours among them, I know Our hungers appeased, our heart beats becoming slow" More than once, Hozier presents a dichotomy of beautiful, gentle melody suggesting a classic love song, then pairs it with scenes of violence, death and decay. `"In a Week," for instance, is about two lovers laying peacefully in a field - because they're dead. But even the morbid truth of the dead flesh is elevated, and at the same time, they're returning to nature and going "home." Sometimes you have to work for the meat of it, but it's nothing short of brilliant. Religion and sex intertwine in metaphor, snaking back and forth between which is the literal one at the time. The naked, raw devotion to the body exposed in many of the songs is just irresistible to witness, and it's usually accompanied by a rhythm that makes you understand it in your very bones. All of this is anchored with a voice that displays exquisite range in both pitch and power. In many tracks, Hozier can be downright angelic. At other times, it's deep, rich and shiver inducing. It matches every emotional challenge of the styles of songs in between. One of my favorite things in this world is a body of music that makes me want to abandon everything else for a while, makes me want to share it with almost everyone I know. This one does it, and does it fiercely. "This is hungry work." Amen.

I have this on vinyl and now cd. I listened to his song “Take Me To Church” a year ago and didn’t listen to any of his others. In April of 2024 I was looking for someone new🤣 to listen too, and I thought I’ll give him I try. He quickly became my favorite artist other than “David Kushner.” I love this album so much. “From Eden” is my #1 favorite song on this album. His music has such a unique feeling to it. It’s like soulful, haunting, and beautiful. I realized that you need to give some of his songs a chance on this album. For an example I didn’t like “From Eden” until I listened to it a few times. Now it’s my favorite song! I just wanted to let everyone know that the vinyl comes with the cd! I had the vinyl for 3 months and didn’t even know!

I have a few cds that haven't been produced with enough bass so the sound is tinnier and flatter, but the bass in this cd blows me away. Listened to "From Eden" four times on loop and felt like my soul was being shaken out of my soul. 10/10 to the producer and the singer.

His music is perhaps some of the most amazing contemporary music if not the best It sounds awesome on vinyl

I should probably wait a couple months to write this review, because for a new type of artist (new to me, that is), it often takes me a couple months to learn to like it. Not quite there yet, but definitely enjoying the journey.

I'm in love with everything Hozier. The first CD is now classic, after hours spent watching live shows, and listening on radio in Detroit, I now recognize this album as a needed piece in your collection! His voice is so amazing, his lyrics so perfect, his guitar so melodious, I cannot give it enough praise.

Hozier is great. Great Album!

Vinyl delivered in fantastic condition, with no issues playing, quite pleased with how it plays!

A qualidade do som é estranha nos altos das musicas, mas nada que incomode. Inclui uma copia do álbum em CD.

Hermoso! llego en excelentes condiciones, bien empaquetado y se escucha increíble!

An awesome double cd. Great addition to my collection. Wonderful work

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