Kate Bush

𝘼 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙧𝙩-𝙥𝙤𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 1985 𝙡𝙥 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙊𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠, 𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨.

The first side contains some of her most celebrated singles, including the propulsive "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)", the lush title track "Hounds of Love", and the gothic storytelling of "The Big Sky". These songs exemplify Bush’s gift for combining pop immediacy with sophisticated, layered arrangements.

The second side, subtitled The Ninth Wave, forms a conceptual suite about a woman adrift at sea, drifting between dream and nightmare. With tracks like "And Dream of Sheep", "Under Ice" and "Hello Earth", Bush crafts a haunting narrative that blends folk traditions, experimental electronics, and cinematic atmosphere.

Both daringly experimental and emotionally resonant, Hounds of Love is widely considered Kate Bush’s crowning achievement and a landmark in 1980s music, balancing accessibility with visionary artistry.