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Hozier returns afresh on ‘Wasteland, Baby!’
By
Matthew Kellenberg
· Thursday, March 21, 2019
“Take Me to Church” is one of the great pop songs of our time. The anthemic blues-gospel track tugs expertly at strings of devotion and disillusionment. Earnest “amens” juxtapose biting premonitions: “I’ll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife.” The song’s key fluctuates between major and minor, evoking visceral agitation. Yet, Hozier’s voice may be the song’s greatest weapon. Plenty of songs on Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s 2014 debut translated Irish folk tropes into fresh, palatable chart music. But “Take Me to Church” alone had the gripping drama and propulsive anthemicism to make Hozier a bona fide folk star.
‘Sex Education:’ Bildungsroman for a sex-positive generation
By
Nora McGreevy
· Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Broken Social Scene builds steadily on ‘Let’s Try the After (Vol. 1)’
By
Matthew Kellenberg
· Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
