"Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene" is a blues and indie-rock track, containing guitar riffs clapping hands and church organs with a half-time beat, describing a "temptress" in "stained-glass colors", lamenting the unavoidable "curse of being young in love". Hozier opens with "Take Me to Church", a gospel-inflected mid-tempo blues song with "sweeping orchestral choruses" showcasing the artist's vocal range ascribing religious terminology to the nuances of a romantic relationship. Problems playing this file? See media help. The album was produced by Hozier and Rob Kirwan. The album was solely written by Hozier, except "Someone New", which was co-written with his former girlfriend Sallay-Matu Garnett. The standard edition of Hozier is just under an hour long, consisting of thirteen tracks, while the deluxe edition adds four bonus songs to the record. The album contains an " Americana-rock blend with oily guitar riffs, crashing high-hats, angelic choruses and sung-spoken verses.", characterized by subtle guitar, strong percussion, dark instrumentals, whimsical strings, "soulful" and raw vocals and "haunting" melodies".
Hozier is a blues, soul and indie rock record, featuring elements of gospel, R&B and folk. The cover artwork is a painting made by Hozier's mother Raine Hozier-Byrne, who also did the artworks of the album's singles. At a live performance in Boston, Hozier explained that "Cherry Wine" was recorded at five in the morning in an old, abandoned hotel with a caved-in roof and walls covered in graffiti. He wrote "Take Me to Church" in his parents' living room and recorded the song in a "makeshift attic studio" in Wicklow, collaborating with producer Rob Kirwan. He describes his initial efforts as "angsty, lonely songwriting that teenagers do". Hozier has stated that there are "a lot of recurring themes" in the album dealing with "personal liberations - finding yourself, accepting yourself, and making sense of yourself" in trying to be honest about "the more wonderful and awful things of your day-to-day". Hozier began writing the album after ending his first relationship, saying it forced him to "reflect" upon what being in love meant, having reasons to "distract" himself and "cultivate his ideas" before "turn(ing) them into music". In 2012, Hozier appeared as a backup singer for Billy Ocean. In 2011, he opened up for a performance for Alex Winston in Dublin. He toured and sang with the group internationally including performances in Norway and the Netherlands. He was a member of the choral ensemble Anúna from 2007 to 2012 and appears as a soloist on their 2014 release Illuminations singing " La Chanson de Mardi Gras". While at Trinity, Hozier became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He later studied music education at Trinity College Dublin but was refused a year's deferral by the college after missing exams to record demos for a music label. He taught himself guitar and sang in his school choir. Hozier began writing songs at the age of 15. Following the release of the record, "Jackie and Wilson" and " Cherry Wine" were released as the album's sixth and seventh singles, respectively. The album's lead single, "Take Me to Church", was a huge success worldwide and also earned a nomination for Song of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015.
Five of the album's singles-" Take Me To Church", " From Eden", " Sedated", " Work Song", and " Someone New"-charted in the top-50 of the Irish Singles Chart.
The record was also commercially successful, reaching top ten positions in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Denmark, and Greece. Hozier received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised Hozier's songwriting and vocal performance. Hozier has been described as a blues, soul and indie rock album with elements of gospel, R&B and folk music. Hozier collaborated with producer Rob Kirwan during its recording. Before the album's release, he attracted attention from his 20 EPs Take Me to Church (2013) and From Eden (2014), which contained songs that were later included on the album. It was released on 19 September 2014 by Island Records and Rubyworks Records. Hozier is the debut studio album by Irish musician Hozier.
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