Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love

Dr. Leah Kardos

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
12 December 2024

Music reviews & criticism; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: 33 1/3

This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer.

Track-by-track commentaries focus on the experience of the album from the listener’s point of view, drawing attention to the art and craft of Bush’s songwriting, production and sound design. It considers the vast impact and influence that Hounds Of Love has had on music cultures and creative practices through the years, underlining the artist’s importance as a barrier-smashing, template-defying, business-smart, record-breaking, never-compromising role model for artists everywhere.

Hounds Of Love invites you to not only listen, but to cross the boundaries of sensory experience into realms of imagination and possibility. Poised and accessible, yet still experimental and complex, with Hounds Of Love Bush mastered the art of her studio-based songcraft, finally achieving full control of her creative process.

By: Dr. Leah Kardos
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 164mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9798765106990
Series: 33 1/3
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leah Kardos is a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University London, UK. She is the author of Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie (Bloomsbury, 2022), which was included as one of The Wire’s ‘Best Books of 2022’.

Reviews for Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love

This 33 1/3 puts the artist’s work into context of the time it was made, drawing attention to the craft of Bush’s songwriting, production and sound design in addition to nuggets of information such as references to popular culture and call backs to her earlier work … This [book] will enrich the experience of listening to the music and leave you wanting more. * Louder Than War * Kardos captures what makes Hounds Of Love so magical. * Buzz Magazine * A bijou book bursting with insight and passion … A fan’s eye work of deep-dive music criticism at its most immersive. * Record Collector * Combines the technical detail of the author’s background as a musicologist with the … enthusiasm of a nerdy devotee. * The Spectator * Serves up a personal track-by-track commentary on one of the most influential and beloved long-players of the 80s. * Classic Pop *