If SXSW didn’t already confirm his ascension, a slot on David Letterman’s show will do the trick. Hozier performed ‘Take Me To Church’ on the show last night. His voice cracks a bit towards the end but all in all, not a bad aul way to say hello to America.

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.