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10.0
70012
10.0 |
The Irish Times
Debut albums have no right to sound like this
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9.0
70150
9.0 |
Exclaim
The understated maturity of the 24-year-old Hozier on his debut album is a beacon for young writers learning to craft significant compositions
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
An authentic portrait of an artist – soulful, spiritual and seductive – and is a deeply impressive first step
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8.0
70008
8.0 |
State
A strong debut and a great platform on which to base much of the hype that has preceded it
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8.0
70010
8.0 |
Evening Standard
The clattering but sparse production — From Eden keeps threatening to burst into Wand’rin’ Star — adds to the dramatic feel and the overwhelming sense that a major new talent is with us
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8.0
70011
8.0 |
The Guardian
A believable storyteller, a subtle guitarist and a composer of haunting melodies
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8.0
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8.0 |
God Is In The TV
A warm, fantastic mix of folk, blues and gospel, a fantastic singing voice and a lyricist who knows how to use language
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
This is a brave, weighty and heartfelt debut from a hefty new songwriter. Hozier has arrived
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7.5
70069
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Hozier crafts a solid, bluesy debut
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7.0
70009
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Riding on the crests of that triumphant single, this impressive album should propel young Hozier even further into the arms of success
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7.0
70599
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Hozier channels Van Morrison's Celtic R&B, Southern soul and Black Keys-style garage blues into intimately roiling songs
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7.0
70781
7.0 |
FasterLouder
There are few missteps on Hozier – at its best it stuns and at its worst it’s a pleasant ride. But Hozier’s are not the skills of a one-trick-pony and that may well carry him beyond this very self-assured and solid debut
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6.0
70173
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
He takes his classical training, his time in Celtic choir Anúna, and an infectious take on the blues, and comes up with something engaging, contagiously epic and likeable
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