Hozier - Hozier (2014)

Reason for Listening:
Updating old notes.

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Released 20140919.
13 songs. 53:26. Hozier (2014)
13+2 songs. 53:26+09:46. Hozier (Expanded Edition) (2014)
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Notes:
--20191202--
Fourth listen. Expanded Edition.
Ratings here are made independent of ratings made during the first and third listen.
I like the harmony in this song ("In a Week"). It also has some of those high guitar tones I like from "Like Real People Do."
I'm not sure what to make of the heavy staccato sound. I switch between liking it and not liking it. ("Run")

Songs in bold are the extra tracks on the Expanded Edition (not on the Standard Edition).
6: "Like Real People Do";
5: "Someone New";
4: "Take Me to Church";
3: "Jackie and Wilson"; "Work Song"; "Cherry Wine - Live";
2: "Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene"; "To Be Alone"; "From Eden"; "In a Week" (ft. Karen Cowley);
1: None
0: "Sedated"; "It Will Come Back"; "Foreigner's God"; "In the Woods Somewhere"; "Run";

Summary:
I've listened to this album as a whole a number of times before. Some of the songs have grown to be favorites of mine.

Interestingly, from the above ratings, apparently I've come to favor "Like Real People Do" over "Someone New." In fact, in 2016 I compared many songs with each other until I ended up with a top 32. In the final (double-elimination) tournament, "SN" was seeded 20 and "LRPD" was seeded 51 (out of 122 seeds). At the end of the tournament, "SN" tied for 49th (WLWL) and "LRPD" tied for 9th (LWWWWWWWL).* Interestingly, in 2018, I did another tournament (top 32 - 2018 edition) and "Someone New" finished 20th (with a TrueSkill rank of 26).

Overall Rating (Standard): 4.8/5
Favorite Song: "Like Real People Do"
Second Favorite Song: "Someone New"

*While "Take Me to Church" was not part of this final tournament, "Jackie and Wilson" was seeded 92 and tied for 33rd (WLWWL).

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Notes:
--20150310--
First listen. Standard.
"Take Me to Church" is a well-written song.
"Jackie and Wilson" is a fun song.
I like the second half of this song more than the first half ("To Be Alone")
"Work Song" has a great chorus.

5: 'Someone New';
4: 'Like Real People Do';
3: 'Take Me to Church' ;
2: 'Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene'; 'Jackie and Wilson'; 'Work Song'; 'Cherry Wine - Live';
1: 'To Be Alone'; 'From Eden';
0: 'In a Week'; 'Sedated'; 'It Will Come Back'; 'Foreigner's God';

--20150808--
Second listen. Standard.
According to last.fm, I listened to 10 out of the 13 tracks on the album. I did not scrobble the following (presumably because I didn't listen to them): "To Be Alone," "From Eden," and "In a Week."
--20150814--
Third listen. Standard.
I love the flow of this song ("Jackie and Wilson"); I like it more than "Take Me to Church".
I'm not absolutely sure about the meaning of this song, but the chorus is super catchy ("Someone New").
Interesting call and response (repeat) between vocals and guitar ("To Be Alone")
This one became much more interesting after listening to the lyrics ("In a Week")
Simply sounds powerful ("Sedated")

5: 'Someone New'
4: 'Like Real People Do';
3: 'Take Me to Church'; 'Jackie and Wilson' [^]; 'Work Song' [^];
2: 'Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene'; 'From Eden' [^]; 'In a Week' (ft. Karen Cowley) [^]; 'Cherry Wine - Live';
1: 'To Be Alone'; 'Sedated' [^];
0: 'It Will Come Back'; 'Foreigner's God';
['^' roughly means +0.33 and '_' roughly means -0.33]

--201508XX--
In addition to the one or two listens on 20150808 and 20150814, I scrobbled "Like Real People Do" an extra 5 times, "Someone New" an extra 4 times, and "Work Song" an extra 3 times.