Musician, writer and academic Leah Kardos is the latest to contribute to Bloomsbury’s always readable 33 1/3 brand, here taking a deep dive into Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love LP. By concentrating on just one album at a time, the trump card of the 33 1/3 series is it never spreads itself too thinly. This is a microscopic analysis, and as CP readers will well know, there’s plenty for Kardos to get her teeth into here.
After initial scene setting tracing Kate’s emergence as a singular songwriting talent in the late 70s, Kardos knuckles down to the main event, exploring the full evolution of the album including details of its recording. A section on the LP’s behind-the-scenes technical information and instrumentation will keep studio geeks happy.