Hozier is Irish singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, born in Bray, County Wicklow in 1990, blending indie folk, blues, and gospel-charged soul. Take Me to Church made him a household name in 2013; the self-titled debut and the Dante-inspired Unreal Unearth (2023) show how far he's taken it since. Shop Hozier vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, performing as Hozier, was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland on March 17, 1990. He attended Trinity College Dublin before pursuing music full-time. He signed with Rubyworks Records and his single Take Me to Church (2013) became an international viral hit before his self-titled debut Hozier (2014). The album reached number two on the Billboard 200. He has continued releasing material across multiple decades, with Wasteland, Baby! (2019) and Unreal Unearth (2023, a concept album drawing on Dante's Inferno) continuing his commercial and critical success.
Hozier's sound combines indie folk, blues rock, soul, gospel, alternative rock, and folk rock with his distinctive baritone vocal delivery, gospel-influenced vocal arrangements, and lyrical content addressing love, social justice, mythology, and Irish identity.
Rubyworks, Island, and Columbia pressings of the Hozier catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Hozier typically start with Hozier (2014) or Unreal Unearth (2023).
