“I don’t know how I feel about it, to be honest,” Hozier said of the remix. The song earned a Grammy nomination for song of the year (Hozier lost to another tenderfoot with something to say - Sam Smith and his “Stay with Me”) and has even inspired a club-thumping remix that Hozier said he has yet to hear. The measured slow burner infused with elements of gospel and blues - and a message of frustration about the church’s stance against homosexuality - exploded internationally, going multi-platinum from the U.S. The catalyst for this sudden attention is his meaningful breakout hit, “Take Me to Church,” which strikes the thoughtful Hozier (rhymes with “cozier”) as “flattering, but strange - and a little jarring.” It’s been that kind of year for the soulful singer-songwriter-guitarist born Andrew Hozier-Byrne - he prefers Andrew or Andy in conversation - as he ascends from barely known troubadour in his home of County Wicklow, Ireland, to lauded musical poet worldwide. “Just playing the Grammy stage was such a huge honor, and to do it with Annie … that was just the surreal cherry on the cake.” “It’s been a long time since I’ve felt that way before a performance,” the soft-spoken Irishman said by phone last week from a tour stop in Ohio.

I really really hope you’re okay and I hope you’re mentally alright.Before Hozier stepped onto the Grammy stage alongside Annie Lennox last month, he experienced a foreign feeling: nervousness. I wanted to reach out to every one of you right now, and send my love. I have got a bit of a headache and I have allergies but I think I’m alright. They said: “Hello everyone! This is a weird, weird, weird time, oh my gosh, very, very strange. Meanwhile, Sam recently said they were self-isolating after coming down with a “bit of a headache”, but told fans they were “alright” despite the “weird” state of the world. Don’t worry though, there will be an album this year, I promise! But until then I am still going to bring out some new music over the next few months, which I’m incredibly excited about.”

They added: “I will be renaming my album and pushing back the release date – both of which are to be confirmed at this time.

The 27-year-old singer insisted the album will still be released this year, but they don’t have a confirmed date as of the time of writing. “I have done a lot of thinking the last few weeks and feel the title of my album and imminent release doesn’t feel right, so I have come to the decision to continue working on the album and make some important changes and additions.” Sam says the name of the album “doesn’t feel right” amid the current global health crisis – in which over 36,000 people have lost their lives – and insisted they will be making some “important changes and additions” to the record before it is released.

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