![]() The video – on an accessible level – clearly continues the exploration of duality. In “Cherry Wine,” we have the displeasure of experiencing both roles tangled within and pouring out of one character.Īs the character oscillates between acknowledging his eggshell-laden life, admitting I walk my days on a wire, he offers defeated and half-hearted assurances that it looks ugly, but it’s clean, before dismissing parental concern with a simple oh mama, don’t fuss over me. Originating in Greek theater, the comedic actor would be adorned with high socks while the less-fortunate tragic character would wear thinly-laced shoes known as buskins. Her eyes and words are so icy, oh but she burns like rum on a fire.įor centuries, drama within the arts has been marked by ‘the two masks’ known as Thalia (comedy) and Melpomene (tragedy.) The opening lyrics escape and stretch across the listener with an immediate sense of exhaustion, delivering at once the cyclical torment of defending and denouncing the nuanced behaviors of an aggressor in an abusive relationship. There is, however, nothing to celebrate in either the song or the video. Faint songs of waking birds (a happy accident owing to recording live outdoors) instinctually tell of a new day of celebrating life and all the possibilities within it. The opening notes evoke a sense of featherweight optimism. Recorded live off the floor at dawn on the rooftop of an abandoned hotel, “Cherry Wine” is an intimate study of contrast and duality. “Cherry Wine,” featured on Hozier’s self-titled 2014 debut LP (Rubyworks Records/Island Records,) at once tiptoes and stomps upon the subject of domestic violence and the psychological implications – from the perspective of a male victim. Directed by Dearbhla Walsh and starring Saoirse Ronan along with fellow Irish actor Moe Dunford, the video serves as the obverse (lyrically-speaking) to the narrative of the song. Most will hope – perhaps fantastically – to be surprised by somebody in some movie-worthy capacity.įor fans of Hozier, who only 48 hours ago released his new single “Cherry Wine,” surprise arrives in the sobering, gut-churning form of a tenderly-haunting video. Some will expect acts of revelatory romanticism. ![]() It’s February 14, 2016, and millions of people worldwide are waking with typical expectations that Valentine’s Day has implanted within most in the Western world some will expect gifts. ![]()
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