“Too Sweet” by Hozier, Saturday, November 30, 2024
This year, Hozier pulled off an improbable feat. Ten years after the Irish singer’s hit “ Take Me to Church ” peaked at number 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 , Hozier topped the chart with the single “ Too Sweet ,” making him a two-hit wonder. A few years ago, Chris Molanphy on the Hit Parade podcast examined just how rare the phenomenon is to have a second hit years after the momentum of the first hit. The bluesy track was released as an extension to Hozier’s third studio album, Unreal Unearth , inspired by Dante’s Inferno , particularly the sin of gluttony. I’m sure musicologists could explain why Hozier made a comeback ten years later. Was it the feature on a remix of Noah Kahan ’s “ Northern Attitude ” last year? The folk rock singer’s breakthrough last year brought several charting songs, including the collaboration with Hozier, which scored a #37 Billboard Hot 100 hit. There was certainly a...