Irish singer-songwriter Hozier was on track to release his third studio album more than three years ago, but when the pandemic hit and he experienced a flood of emotions—love, loss, and loneliness—he decided to take a step back. Ahead of the 10th anniversary of his debut single “Take Me To Church,” Hozier finally unveiled “Unreal Unearth” on August 18th. Much of the original album was scrapped. What he left us with is a grounded—but sometimes erratic—evolution of his unique genre-defying...

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier was on track to release his third studio album more than three years ago, but when the pandemic hit and he experienced a flood of emotions—love, loss, and loneliness—he decided to take a step back. Ahead of the 10th anniversary of his debut single “Take Me To Church,” Hozier finally unveiled “Unreal Unearth” on August 18th. Much of the original album was scrapped. What he left us with is a grounded—but sometimes erratic—evolution of his unique genre-defying...