Kate Bush

On her first album since The Sensual World, in 1989, Kate Bush continues in the manner of
that album's verbal directness while displaying a melodic sense that's in peak form – there
are more hooks on The Red Shoes, both subtle and obvious, than on any of her releases
since The Dreaming, in 1982. Bush seems content now to dress her songs in simpler –
though still occasionally antic – colors. The result is offbeat pop that refines but... More >