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Kate Bush, the iconic singer behind the hit 'Hounds Of Love', has expressed her eagerness to start working on a new album, acknowledging that "it's been a long time". The 66 year old last graced the music scene with a studio album in 2011, titled '50 Words For Snow'.
Her record-breaking track 'Running Up That Hill' was crowned as the UK's biggest summer song of 2022 by the Official Charts Company two years ago, following its resurgence in popularity after featuring in Stranger Things.
Speaking to Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Bush revealed: "I'm very keen to start working on a new album," causing Barnett to gasp in response.
Bush further shared: "I've got lots of ideas. I'm really looking forward to getting back into that creative space. It's been a long time."
She stressed that any new music she releases "has got to be different", highlighting the distinctiveness of each of her previous albums. When asked about potential stage performances, Bush confessed that while she enjoys performing, she is "not there yet".
In addition to her music, Bush has been busy with her new short animation, 'Little Shrew', created for the charity War Child. She admitted that it "has taken up a lot of time this year" and once completed, "I'll be ready to start anew."
The soundtrack for the short film is a new 2024 radio edit of the track 'Snowflake', which originally featured on her 2011 album.
Bush began working on the animation shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, an event she describes as a "shock for all of us".
Singer-songwriter Kate Bush, known for hits like Wuthering Heights and Babooshka, recently explained the concept behind one of her storyboards, saying: "I came up with this idea for a little storyboard, and thought that actually, more people would probably be more empathetic towards a little creature rather than a human... so I came up with the idea of it being a little shrew."
She continued: "We've all become really desensitised by the violence that we see in the films all the time. You know, where people are just being slaughtered, really. But if a dog were to be killed in a film, everyone would be up in arms. I mean it's a terrible thing to say, but I think there is an element of truth in that."
Bush, who has had a profound impact on the music industry with her distinctive style and chart-topping albums, including Never For Ever, Hounds Of Love, and The Whole Story, reflected on the current state of the world. "I think we've all been through very difficult times. These are dark times that we're living in. And I think to a certain extent, everyone is just worn out."
She referenced the pandemic, noting that it was a significant shock, and expressed her concerns about the ongoing global conflicts.
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