Hozier - Wasteland, Baby! - Behind The Album Cover

Go behind the scenes of the process of putting the album cover of Hozier’s new album together, with Andrew Hozier-Byrne and artist Raine Hozier-Byrne.

[MCMA]

Now everybody say "Thank you Hozier's Mom" for giving us our Forrest God.

[jonnathanramirez]

I saw Hozier smile on a unicorn floatie. Officially happy now.

[parislane]

"I like a beautiful song that tells you terrible things. We all like bad news out of a pretty mouth."

-Tom Waits

[abbycooke]

*almost drowns*
Hozier: Not enough
*lights self on fire*

[FleurTamara]

poor Raine losing all her art in one night..it truly hurts my heart. but i'm so glad that you get to show us your work on this album, it's breathtaking!

[theintrovertedblogger]

Devastated to hear his mothers art was destroyed in a fire, but so blessed that she is here to help her amazing son with the art for his art.

[frankiebaxter]

the cover is a painting?!?! literally incredible... such beauty from two generations 💖

[naomipitocco]

hozier is so humorously dark i love it

[amparoohoo]

Can he breathe underwater? Actually, nevermind, of course he can. He's a nature nymph.

[Lindenlc]

" Sometimes you can't look away, you have to be a witness. " Raine Hozier-Byrne

[helena]

WOW, I thought that the album cover was a photo, his mom is an amazing artist

[phoebemore]

As an oil painter I really admire his mum, not only does she have beautiful technique (the lighting, small details, realism, etc.) but she has a really admirable ability to portray things literally. She isn’t covering things in symbolism, instead she’s portraying them exactly and allowing that to be its own symbolism and meaning. She is a direct and beautiful artist. The fact she lost her works to fire is a tragedy indeed but I’m glad we still have more to see from her

[daisyanderson]

"i am a panderer. an absolute peddler of muck. a proud peddler"

[lizzyt]

“Flits between unbridled optimism and hopefulness, and then complete despair and nihilism, and then acceptance and just get the hell on with it to the end of the world” - no one has ever more accurately described my mood swings.

[lizzyt]

The sweetness between he and his mom, the appreciation they have for each other’s artistry and the world around them. Beautiful souls.

[anapm]

'' We are all gonna drown. Tally-ho boys!"- said with a beautiful smile on his face, quintessential irishness 😍

[supritaranjan]

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. They’re both just so beautiful in how they think and visualise everything.

[ashleighcranford]

I didn't notice that Dover Cliffs were painted on his chest in the cover until now. Can we get a series of art talks from Raine?

[goodkidmAAdcity]

Thanks a lot ma'am for giving birth to such a masterpiece.

[peaches]

So his MOTHER is where he gets his reflexive inhale between words