Kate Bush is keen to start working on a new album

25 October 2024, 10:51

Kate Bush in 1979. Picture: Getty Images

By Mayer Nissim

Kate Bush hasn't released any new music since way back in 2011.

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Kate Bush has kept busy releasing beautifully repackaged versions of her classic albums in the last few years.

Her last new material came over a decade ago with 2011's 50 Words For Snow, released soon after her reworkings project Director's Cut.

She has now written and directed a short film called Little Shrew, which is set to a new edit of her song 'Snowflake' from her last studio effort.

50 Words For Snow followed a six-year gap after 2005's Aerial, itself released a massive 12 years after 1993's The Red Shoes.

Fans have long been clamouring for some new songs, and Kate Bush has now revealed that she's eager to start work on a new record.

Little Shrew (Snowflake)

Quizzed on if she is currently working on an album, Bush told the BBC: "Not at the moment, but I've been caught up doing a lot of archive work over the last few years, redesigning our website, putting a lyric book together.

"And I'm very keen to start working on a new album when I've got this finished.

"I've got lots of ideas and I'm really looking forward to getting back into that creative space, it's been a long time."

Kate Bush promoting Hounds of Love in 1985. Picture: Getty Images

She added: "Particularly the last year, I've felt really ready to start doing something new."

As well as her slow release schedule, Kate is also known for not being a big fan of touring or playing live.

Her last concerts – which saw her play large swathes of the Hounds of Love and Aerial albums – were the 22-show Before the Dawn residency at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 2014.

Kate Bush - And Dream of Sheep (Live) - Official Video

Before that live comeback, she hadn't played in public at all for 23 years and hadn't performed a full-length show since her Tour of LIfe in 1979.

Kate's old friend David Gilmour recently revealed that he had tried "gently" persuading her to play live again, but added: "Kate Bush is the only person who can get Kate Bush back on stage."

And when she was asked about his comments, Kate indeed replied: "I'm not there yet."