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9.0
134927
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Considered, earnest, and moving
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8.2
134918
8.2 |
Paste Magazine
Packed full of poetic lyricism, heavyhearted remorse, hopeful anticipation and an honest expression of the joys and sorrow of being a human. This is undoubtedly his best work
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8.0
134920
8.0 |
NME
On his third album, Hozier ventures into new territory with enthralling results
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8.0
134921
8.0 |
Exclaim
This is the kind of music that people can escape into; the soundtrack to feelings not even Heaven can hold
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8.0
134922
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
A talented artist honing his craft, embracing creativity; it rewards each listen and is worth every second spent listening to it
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8.0
134923
8.0 |
The Skinny
Despite the album’s overly manufactured pitfalls, Hozier’s work evokes the deeply relatable feeling of searching for something to cling to as we are swept along by the tides of destruction
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
A third album that doesn’t shy away from any topic, even when he doesn’t have the answers. Hozier isn’t just growing as an artist, he’s being reborn
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8.0
134925
8.0 |
Mojo
Hozier's audacity can feel outsized and overbearing, but his tandem of earnestness and eccentricity here is more winning than not. Print edition only
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8.0
134928
8.0 |
Clash
With references and visual imagery aplenty, Unreal Unearth showcases Hozier’s penchant storytelling and more. Let’s just hope he won’t leave listeners waiting another four years before dropping more material. His talents deserve more than that
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8.0
134915
8.0 |
The FT
The singer’s roar is as impressive as ever but he also deploys other vocal styles to fine effect in his third album
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8.0
134917
8.0 |
XS Noize
An album that may be 16 tracks long but somehow leaves you wishing there was more
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
Perfectly polished, every aspect of the album further cements Hozier as a great songwriter
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8.0
134960
8.0 |
The Observer
The Irish singer-songwriter draws on some classic literary sources for his entrancing but overlong third album
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7.5
135025
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
To cloak an introspective album about loss and growth, darkness and light and connection and presence in a concept based around a 14th-century Italian poem is a gutsy move
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7.0
134926
7.0 |
Uncut
"De Selby Part 2" shows he can stylishly bring funk and R&B influences to bear. But most distinctive are the afrobeat touches that lace "damage Gets Done" and "Anything But". Print edition only
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6.0
134930
6.0 |
musicOMH
With a voice that never fails to impress, the Irish singer’s third album unveils an anthemic edge to even the darkest of his songs
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5.0
134970
5.0 |
Pitchfork
The Irish balladeer’s third album is a mishmash of mythology and past-date pop that leaves him sounding like an interloper
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