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A song cycle inspired equally by the COVID-19 pandemic and Dante's Inferno, Unreal Unearth confirms that underneath all of his outpouring of emotion and roots-music flair, Hozier yearns to be an art-rocker. He has ambition and a yen for atmosphere, emphasizing feel not only on the surface but in the rhythms, a combination that makes Unreal Unearth feel thick and murky even though it lacks neither hooks nor heart. It also doesn't skimp on eclecticism, winding its way from cloistered funk and plaintive ballads to soaring arena rock, slyly switching between widescreen and small-scale perspectives. Hozier provides a guide through the murk, accentuating his empathetic murmur with full-throated pleas. His singing provides a human connection, but Unreal Unearth often gets swallowed up by its own vibe. A bevy of producers, highlighted by Jennifer Decilveo (Bat for Lashes, Anne-Marie) and Daniel Tannenbaum (Kendrick Lamar), do admirable, evocative work, but the songs and feeling get lost under the layers of sound, particularly at the album's hour-long running time.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Lisa McCormick, FrenchHorn - Stanley Randolph, DrumKit - Pete G, MixingEngineer, AdditionalProducer - Jeff Gitelman, Engineer, Synthesizer, ElectricGuitar - Sora, Cello - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - Peter Illenyi, OrchestraContractor - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, Bass - Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, Producer - Ming Xiang, Pipa - Ginny Luke, Violin - Bekon, AdditionalProducer - Viktor Szabó, RecordingEngineer - Budapest Scoring Orchestra, OrchestraContractor - Peter Gonzales, Mellotron, SoundEffects - Logan Taylor, RecordingEngineer - Jordan Seigel, RecordingArranger - RJ Cardenas, Engineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Stuart Johnson, Percussion - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Tannenbaum, Strings, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard, StringArranger - Chakra, Producer - Lisa McCormick, FrenchHorn - Stanley Randolph, DrumKit - Pete G, Producer - Jeff Gitelman, Engineer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, ElectricGuitar - Sora, Cello - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, Bass - Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, Producer - Ginny Luke, Violin - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, Programmer, Sampler, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Lim, Cello - Marius Feder, AdditionalProducer - Kieron Beardmorre, MixingSecondEngineer - Matt Wolach, MixingSecondEngineer - Peter Gonzales, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, SynthesizerArranger - Andrew Kwon, Violin - Logan Taylor, RecordingEngineer - Jordan Seigel, OrchestraContractor - Liam O'Dowd, MixingSecondEngineer - Haesol Lee, Violin - RJ Cardenas, Engineer - Drew Alexander Forde, Viola - The Whole Soul Strings, Strings - Daniel Kreiger, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Shawn Everett, MixingEngineer - Stanley Randolph, DrumKit - Jeff Gitelman, Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Sora, Cello - Hozier, Mellotron, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, Mellotron, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, WurlitzerOrgan - Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, Producer - Dominique Sanders, UprightBass - Ginny Luke, Violin - RJ Cardenas, Engineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, Engineer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Scheps, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - David Levita, Guitar - Jennifer Decilveo, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Programmer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Hozier, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, Organ, Bass - Sam KS, DrumKit - Nick Squillante, Engineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, Engineer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Scheps, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - David Levita, Guitar - Jennifer Decilveo, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Programmer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Hozier, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, Piano, Bass - Sam KS, DrumKit - Nick Squillante, Engineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Tom Elmhirst, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Charles Jones, BackgroundVocalist - Daniel Tannenbaum, Organ, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - David Simmonds, BackgroundVocalist - Fletcher Sheridan, AdditionalVocalist - Chakra, Producer - Pete G, Producer - Matt Anthony, Engineer - Nayanna Holley, BackgroundVocalist - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - Craig Balmoris, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist, VocalEngineer - Toni Scruggs, AdditionalVocalist - Danielle Withers, BackgroundVocalist - Aretha Scruggs, BackgroundVocalist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Mehlenbacher, ComposerLyricist - Peter Gonzales, ComposerLyricist, RecordingArranger - Daniel Krieger, Guitar, Bass, VocalEngineer - Gregory Fletcher, BackgroundVocalist - Logan Taylor, RecordingSecondEngineer - Jordan Seigel, StringArranger - Kadeem Nichols, BackgroundVocalist - Adam Hong, MixingEngineer - Marius Fedor, Synthesizer - The Whole Soul Strings, Strings - Daniel Kreiger, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Brandi Carlile, Vocalist, MainArtist - Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Tannenbaum, Strings, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Chakra, Producer - Pete G, Producer - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, Programmer, Sampler, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Mehlenbacher, ComposerLyricist - Marius Feder, AdditionalProducer - Matt Wolach, MixingSecondEngineer - Peter Gonzales, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, DrumProgrammer - Daniel Krieger, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Liam O'Dowd, MixingSecondEngineer - Kieran Beardmore, MixingSecondEngineer - Sariah Mae, AdditionalProducer - Daniel Kreiger, VocalEngineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, Percussion, Programmer, DrumKit - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Tom Elmhirst, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Tannenbaum, Piano, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Chakra, Producer - Pete G, Producer - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, Programmer, Rhodes , ComposerLyricist, ProgrammingEngineer - Peter Gonzales, Percussion, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, ProgrammingEngineer, DrumKit - Daniel Krieger, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Logan Taylor, Engineer - Adam Hong, DigitalEditingSecondEngineer, MixingSecondEngineer - Greg Truitt, RecordingSecondEngineer - Daniel Kreiger, VocalEngineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Budapest Festival Orchestra, OrchestraMember - Daniel Tannenbaum, Strings, ComposerLyricist, StringArranger - Pete G, Producer, MixingEngineer - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - Peter Illenyi, OrchestraContractor - A. Hozier-Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, ComposerLyricist - Bekon, Producer, RecordingArranger - Viktor Szabó, RecordingEngineer - Peter Gonzales, Sampler - Jordan Seigel, OrchestraContractor
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, Percussion, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Charles Jones, BackgroundVocalist - Daniel Tannenbaum, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - David Simmonds, BackgroundVocalist - Fletcher Sheridan, AdditionalVocalist - Pete G, MixingEngineer - Matt Anthony, Engineer - Nayanna Holley, BackgroundVocalist - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist, VocalEngineer - Toni Scruggs, AdditionalVocalist - Drew Forde, Viola - Danielle Withers, BackgroundVocalist - Aretha Scruggs, BackgroundVocalist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Lim, Cello - Peter Gonzales, Percussion, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Daniel Krieger, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Fletcher, BackgroundVocalist - Andrew Kwon, Violin - Logan Taylor, Engineer - Jordan Seigel, RecordingArranger - Haesol Lee, Violin - Kadeem Nichols, BackgroundVocalist - “Greazy” Wil Anspach, Engineer - Marius Fedor, AdditionalProducer - The Whole Soul Strings, Strings - Greg Truitt, RecordingSecondEngineer - Daniel Kreiger, Guitar, Bass, VocalEngineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Scheps, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Jeff Gitelman, Engineer, Piano, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Sora, Cello - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, Producer - Dominique Sanders, UprightBass - Ginny Luke, Violin - RJ Cardenas, Engineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, Engineer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Scheps, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - David Levita, Guitar - Jennifer Decilveo, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Programmer, Synthesizer, DrumProgrammer - Hozier, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ryan, Piano - Sam KS, DrumKit - Nick Squillante, Engineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Tannenbaum, Strings, Synthesizer, handclaps, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Chakra, Producer - Pete G, Producer, MixingEngineer - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, ComposerLyricist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, handclaps, ComposerLyricist - Marius Feder, handclaps, ComposerLyricist - Peter Gonzales, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Daniel Krieger, Bass, ComposerLyricist, AcousticGuitar - Logan Taylor, Engineer - Greg Truitt, RecordingSecondEngineer - Daniel Kreiger, VocalEngineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Tom Elmhirst, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Tannenbaum, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Chakra, Producer - Pete G, Producer - Matt Anthony, Engineer - Hozier, MainArtist - Craig Balmoris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, Programmer, Sampler, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Mehlenbacher, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Gonzales, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Daniel Krieger, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Logan Taylor, RecordingSecondEngineer - Adam Hong, MixingEngineer - Daniel Kreiger, VocalEngineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, Engineer, AdditionalProducer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Scheps, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Sean Cook, VocalEngineer - Stuart Johnson, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Steve Fallone, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Tannenbaum, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, AdditionalVocalist - Chakra, Producer - Pete G, Producer - Matt Anthony, Engineer - Hozier, Vocalist, MainArtist - Craig Balmoris, Producer, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Peter Illenyi, OrchestraContractor - A. Hozier-Byrne, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bekon, Producer - Sergiu Gherman, Producer, Sampler, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Tyler Mehlenbacher, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Viktor Szabó, RecordingEngineer - Budapest Scoring Orchestra, OrchestraMember - Matt Wolach, MixingSecondEngineer - Peter Gonzales, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Daniel Krieger, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist, VocalEngineer - Logan Taylor, RecordingSecondEngineer - Jordan Seigel, Concertmaster - Liam O'Dowd, MixingSecondEngineer - Kieran Beardmore, MixingSecondEngineer
℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
Album review
A song cycle inspired equally by the COVID-19 pandemic and Dante's Inferno, Unreal Unearth confirms that underneath all of his outpouring of emotion and roots-music flair, Hozier yearns to be an art-rocker. He has ambition and a yen for atmosphere, emphasizing feel not only on the surface but in the rhythms, a combination that makes Unreal Unearth feel thick and murky even though it lacks neither hooks nor heart. It also doesn't skimp on eclecticism, winding its way from cloistered funk and plaintive ballads to soaring arena rock, slyly switching between widescreen and small-scale perspectives. Hozier provides a guide through the murk, accentuating his empathetic murmur with full-throated pleas. His singing provides a human connection, but Unreal Unearth often gets swallowed up by its own vibe. A bevy of producers, highlighted by Jennifer Decilveo (Bat for Lashes, Anne-Marie) and Daniel Tannenbaum (Kendrick Lamar), do admirable, evocative work, but the songs and feeling get lost under the layers of sound, particularly at the album's hour-long running time.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:26
- Main artists: Hozier
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rubyworks - Universal-Island Records Ltd
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 2023 Rubyworks Limited ℗ 2023 Rubyworks Limited
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