HOZIER
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NINA CRIED POWER EP
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Today, multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Hozier has released NINA CRIED POWER via Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The 4-track EP is the first collection of new music Hozier has shared since the 2014 PLATINUM release of his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. In addition to vocals from legendary multi-Grammy Award-winning artist and performer Mavis Staples, the EP features instrumentation by renowned Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Booker T Jones who played the organ on multiple tracks.
Speaking about the EP’s title track and lead-single, Hozier says:
“I’m very excited to release my new single ‘Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples).’ The song was written sometime last year – my aim was to credit the actuality of hope, solidarity, and love found in the human spirit at a time when their opposites were being given a mainstream platform 24/7. The song started as a tongue-in-cheek inquiry into modern popular language regarding political awareness and grew from there.”
“In many ways, the song is a thank you note to the legacy of artists from the 20th Century whose work still inspire us and whose well we draw from in times of uncertainty. Mavis Staples is one such artist. Getting to work with her on this song was a joy and nothing short of a dream come true.”
Mavis Staples adds;
“Oh, Nina is gonna wake the world up. Such a huge sound it could shake the Earth, filled with soul, passion, and fire, and it channels the struggles of some of my contemporaries. I’m telling you when you hear it, it’s going to drive you to rise up.”
Says Booker T;
“Hozier is a rare artist who remains a wellspring of creativity. Like a baby who never becomes a child, he lingers selflessly at the source, rendering one fresh song after the other.”
Hozier kicks off his sold-out North American headline tour next week at Ottawa’s CityFolk Festival. The 17 city run includes three nights at both New York’s Beacon Theatre and Los Angeles’ The Wiltern. Hozier will also play prominent sets at Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival and Austin City Limits Music Festival – see full itinerary below.
Born Andrew Hozier-Byrne, Hozier is an award-winning musician, singer and songwriter from Ireland. His debut studio album HOZIER – released in October 2014 – is certified PLATINUM in Australia and includes the 8 x PLATINUM-Grammy-nominated anthem ‘Take Me To Church‘ the optimistic, up-tempo PLATINUM certified ‘Someone New‘ the soulful ‘Work Song‘ and early stand out ‘From Eden‘ In 2016, Hozier released the album’s closing track ‘Cherry Wine’ as a charity single to create awareness of the domestic abuse problems worldwide with proceeds benefiting a series of international domestic abuse charities. Watch the song’s powerful video starring Saoirse Ronan here. Hozier followed up the success of his debut LP with a soundtrack cut ‘Better Love‘ from Warner Bros’ adventure film The Legend Of Tarzan starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christopher Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson. He has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The TODAY Show, and more.
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NINA CRIED POWER EP
TRACK LISTING
1. Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)
2. NFWMB
3. In Moments Silence (Common Tongue)
4. Shrike
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