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ALBUM AERIAL
THEY SAY THAT TIMING IS EVERYTHING, AND IF THE LONG, SUSPENSEFUL BUILD AHEAD OF DOUBLE-ALBUM AERIAL CREATED FEVERISH ANTICIPATION, THEN ITS MELLOW, NUANCED CHARM ENDED UP FEELING ENTIRELY OF THE MOMENT. CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL ACCLAIM GREETED THIS AMBITIOUS BUT STILL-SUBTLE RECORD THAT MANY SAY IS THE SINGER-SONGWRITER’S STRONGEST OF THIS CENTURY…
MARK ELLIOT
If initial critique of Kate Bush’s eighth album focused almost entirely on the time it had taken to arrive, the gentle charm of the singer-songwriter’s only double-set to date was soon to win everyone over. For many, its first and most surprising revelation was that it was all so personal, largely drawing inspiration from the sometimes intense detail of Bush’s domestic life. While little was likely autobiographical, Mrs Bartolozzi subverted the mundane rhythm of the laundry into something far richer and infinitely more sinister. It’s indicative of the record’s soaring lyrical flair.