2024 is a busy yr for Hozier. The Take Me To Church singer unexpectedly releases his EP in March Unheard out. The report consists of 4 beforehand unreleased songs, all recorded throughout the periods for his newest album Unreal Unearth. After which instantly there’s a new hit, Too Candy. “It was one of many songs that was left over from the album periods,” he says.
With Too Candy, Hozier is the primary Irish act to high the US Billboard Singles chart since Sinéad O’Connor. In April the tune was declared NPO Radio 2 High Tune. And Too Candy wins prizes once more at Pinkpop 2024. Annemieke and Paul can current the Irish singer-songwriter with a gold report, because of the ten million streams that the observe has generated within the Netherlands up to now. “That is ‘actually candy,’” says Hozier. “No pun meant.”
10 years within the Netherlands
Pinkpop is definitely not the primary pageant within the Netherlands the place the Irish singer performs. 10 years in the past, Hozier was on the very first version of Down The Rabbit Gap. Not a lot later he scored a giant hit with Take Me To Church and lots of performances in our nation adopted.
“I feel my first present overseas was within the Netherlands. Eurosonic was the primary present outdoors Eire,” he displays. He nonetheless remembers the efficiency vaguely. “However I positively keep in mind the journey there. It was a giant deal to go on the street with a band and new music. It is an necessary reminiscence, an necessary second.”
‘Good to be again’
Pinkpop is simply one of many many festivals that Hozier is attending this yr. “Now we have already achieved quite a lot of exhibits this yr,” says the singer. He’ll full the American leg of his tour in direction of the tip of the summer time. “I have not performed in Europe for some time. It is good to be again on the continent. I am wanting ahead to it.”
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