A decade ago, the Irish singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, who performs as Hozier, scored a surprise global hit with his debut single, “Take Me to Church,” thanks in large part to its ...

Hozier’s “Do I Wanna Know? (Live at the BBC)” is such a big streaming hit, the Arctic Monkeys cover brings his self-titled debut album to the Top Streaming Albums chart for the first time.

But Hozier says reactions — all reactions — are secondary. “I always hoped that I could just write music that … connected ...