Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
The the old line about waiting for a London bus "you wait for ages
then two come along at once" can also be applied to Kate Bush´s
recording output this year.
After a 12 year gap between "The Red Shoes" and her last official release, 2005´s under whelming "Ariel", earlier this year we saw the release of "Directors Cut" (essentially re-recordings of tracks from The Sensual World & Red Shoes periods).
After a 12 year gap between "The Red Shoes" and her last official release, 2005´s under whelming "Ariel", earlier this year we saw the release of "Directors Cut" (essentially re-recordings of tracks from The Sensual World & Red Shoes periods).
Rumours then circulated that the new Kate Bush was a concept album with Snow as the main theme and many´s a nerve jangled even amongst her most loyal fans.
They have not needed to worry, as "50 Words for Snow" is a fine, fine return to form from one of England's finest female artists of all time.
Albeit a "loose" concept album with snow, cold & Winter as central themes, with its sparse instrumentation and Bush´s unique vocal style, "50 Words for Snow" is one of the most intimate, warm and moving albums recorded in recent times.
Video segment for "Wild Man" (single released from the album)
