Irish troubadour, Hozier is back with another new track, “Unknown / Nth“, the latest offering from his forthcoming album Unreal Unearth, out August 18th. Carried by dreamy blues guitar thread over a sparse, icy soundscape, the track explores heartbreak at the hands of someone you trusted and the cycle of repeating the same mistakes. Touching on the project’s loose exploration of Dante’s Inferno, “Unknown / Nth” reflects on the sin of the ninth circle of hell: treachery. Listen to the track now below.
Speaking about the track, Hozier said, “The title comes from the expression of an unknown but large number, i.e. ‘Nth.’ The song reflects on having your heartbroken by someone you trusted. You think you learned, and it happens again. It also recalls ‘Ninth’ or the 9th circle of treachery. The song throws away the old premise of angelhood. None of us are angels. We are all going to break someone else’s heart or hurt another person. Musically, there was a minimalist approach. In that cold empty place, something else happened.”
Hozier will bring his Unreal Unearth tour to North America this September, following his European tour. All dates can be found now below.
‘Unreal Unearth Tour’ – North American Dates
with Madison Cunningham as Special Guest
Sep 09 St. Louis, MO Saint Louis Music Park SOLD-OUT
Sep 12 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island SOLD-OUT
Sep 14 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill SOLD-OUT
Sep 19 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage SOLD-OUT
Sep 20 Laval, QC Place Bell SOLD-OUT
Sep 22 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion SOLD-OUT
Sep 23 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion SOLD-OUT
Sep 24 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion SOLD-OUT
Sep 26 Washington, DC The Anthem SOLD-OUT
Sep 27 Washington, DC The Anthem SOLD-OUT
Sep 29 Philadelphia, PA The Mann Center SOLD-OUT
Sep 30 New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD-OUT
Oct 03 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater SOLD-OUT
Oct 05 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater SOLD-OUT
Oct 11 Oklahoma City, OK The Criterion SOLD-OUT
Oct 13 Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater SOLD-OUT
Oct 17 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre SOLD-OUT
Oct 18 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre SOLD-OUT
Oct 20 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center SOLD-OUT
Oct 22 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena SOLD-OUT
Oct 24 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater SOLD-OUT
Oct 25 Portland, OR Moda Center SOLD-OUT
Oct 27 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium SOLD-OUT
Oct 28 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl ** SOLD-OUT
Oct 29 San Diego, CA Gallagher Square at Petco Park SOLD-OUT
Nov 01 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre SOLD-OUT
Nov 03 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea Theatre at The Cosmopolitan SOLD-OUT
Nov 04 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl SOLD-OUT
**Non-Live Nation show