Hozier shares snippet of new music and announces upcoming EP

Hozier has announced that a new EP is in the works, posting a preview of new song ‘July'.

Posted to his TikTok, the video was a minute-long teaser of the song, set to photos he had taken during the writing process.

In the post, he said “Seemed a shame not to let folks hear this in July. New EP coming soon Much love.”

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Seemed a shame not to let folks hear this in July. New EP coming soon Much love &lt3

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The announcement follows the artist’s headline performance at the Newport Folk Festival, which took place in Rhode Island last weekend.

In a post on social media, Hozier expressed gratitude at being reminded of what the festival “offers through its legacy, and through the space it can create for these moments.”

He also thanked the artists he performed with, including Singer and activist Mavis Staples, folk musician Joan Baez and “the artists of their generation who lit a torch that still lights the way”.

 

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His setlist saw him covering a song by Canadian-American rock group, The Band. Delivering a version of the 1968 song, ‘The Weight’, he was joined onstage by Staples, The Lumineers, and more.

Staples has worked with Hozier in the past, collaborating with him on his 2019 sophomore ‘Wasteland, Baby!’ and joining him onstage at the Newport folk Festival in the same year.

Baez also performed her version of the protest song ‘We Shall Overcome’, which became synonymous with the African-American Civil Rights movement.