KATE BUSH Vinilo y CD

Review: Arriving into a chilly November 2011, 50 Words For Snow brought the first new material from the famously reclusive and enigmatic Kate Bush in more than five years, since 2005's stunner, Aerial. Immediately hitting No.5 in the UK album charts, the record would make Bush the first ever female recording artist to have a top five LP in each of the preceding five decades, which speaks volumes about her longevity and consistency. Here Bush roots herself in jazz-tinged electronica and in many ways 50 Words is a perfect follow on from the preceding Aerial. Again, it sounds as though the opening notes of each track are seeds to be planted, what grows from this is really down to an organic process, often surprising us where things wind up, until we remember the genius responsible.