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From Kate’s official site: On Monday 10th October Ken Bruce will be broadcasting the worldwide exclusive of Wild Man. A radio edit of Kate’s new single will be played on BBC Radio 2 (88-91FM) during Ken’s show just after 11am UK time. More at the BBC Radio 2 site here.
Wild Man is to be the lead single from the new album ’50 Words for Snow’. It will be released digitally world-wide at midnight on Tuesday October 11th. More at Kate’s official site here. There is no word yet on when the first airplay will be, but as soon as we hear we will let you know. We are guessing it will be early next week on BBC Radio 2…
Very exciting news tonight! Elton John and Andy Fairweather Low have been confirmed as guests on Kate’s new album ’50 Words for Snow’. The news comes as part of a press release announcing Kate’s signing to the ANTI- record label in the US. The label, which carries the slogan “real artists creating great recordings on their own terms”, is home to the likes of Tom Waits, Wilco, Neko Case, Billy Bragg, Beth Orton and Tricky. Kate is in very good company!
Other news from the announcement is that Stephen Fry will be performing on the album’s title track, and the album is described thus: “through a highly evocative musical and lyrical landscape this haunting album once again pushes the boundaries”. We also have our first lyrical fragment from the album: “I can feel him melting in my hands…”
The full ANTI- Records press release:
Kate Bush Signs to ANTI-, Releasing “50 Words For Snow” 11/21
“The most influential British female artist ever”. – NME
“The sheer quality of the songwriting makes every recent female artist who has been compared to Kate Bush look pretty wan by comparison” – The Guardian
“Kate Bush is the greatest living British artist in song” – Mojo
The legendary KATE BUSH releases a brand new studio album “50 Words For Snow” on Anti-Records on November 21.
The album features 7 new tracks set against a background of falling snow, with a total running time of 65 minutes; through a highly evocative musical and lyrical landscape this haunting album once again pushes the boundaries.
” I can feel him melting in my hands….”
“50 Words For Snow” is Kate’s second album release of 2011, following ‘Director’s Cut’ which was released in May to massive critical acclaim. The new album features a small number of special guest musicians including Elton John, Andy Fairweather Low and, on the title track, the British writer/broadcaster/raconteur Stephen Fry.
Andy Fairweather Low
Kate Bush has been cited as a huge influence on a range of artists from newcomers like Florence and the Machine and Feist to established artists like Tori Amos and Bjork; she has also been praised by figures as diverse as OutKast, Tricky and Sex Pistol/PIL legend John Lydon who said; “Kate Bush supplies me with all the clues and it’s up to me to put the answers together, and that surely is what we are all looking for”.
Writing about ‘Director’s Cut’ British rock weekly NME said; ‘Kate Bush is the most influential British female artist ever. No Kate Bush – no PJ Harvey, Cocteau Twins, Bjork, Tori Amos, Joanna Newsome, Goldfrapp, Bat for Lashes; its not only female solo artists either – Radiohead, Suede and Patrick Wolf are all fans whilst her distinct falsetto is evident in the output of Anthony and the Johnsons”.
More about ANTI- at their site here.
Kate has today posted this message on her website http://www.katebush.com :
Hi there,
I just wanted to say how excited I am about the response to the announcement of ’50 Words For Snow’. Thanks so much. I am really pleased with how it’s all come together and I hope you enjoy the music and the artwork when it’s released.
With best wishes,
Kate
Just to say we are all equally excited at the prospect of hearing these new tracks. The snow can’t arrive soon enough.
Last night at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, long-time supporter and reader of HomeGround, Guy Pearce, won an Emmy award for Best Supporting Actor in the TV mini-series, Mildred Pierce. Guy acted opposite Kate Winslet, who also won an Emmy last night for her role as the title character in Mildred Pierce. Well done to Guy from everyone at HomeGround and katebushnews.com!
Peter, Krys, Dave and Seán.
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As the reality sinks in that we have a new album on the way so soon after Director’s Cut, a couple of artists on 50 Words For Snow have tweeted about their involvement.
Stephen Fry tweeted on September 2nd: “Just done a lovely amazing recording thing with a lively amazing musician. Wish I could say more but bound by secrecy for the moment.” Today he confirms his involvement in the new album: “Tweeted that I did a secret recording 10 days ago: can now reveal it was this with the divine Kate Bush”. He included a link to the official site news.
Stefan Roberts is a 19 year old singer who has sang with the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford and part time with Norwich Cathedral choir. He is now at York Minster. He tweeted the following yesterday: “Yay!!! The Kate Bush album I’m on has been given a release date!!…I’m singing with Kate bush on her new album….I’m singing solo on one of the tracks with her…It’s SO nice to be able to talk about it finally!!”
Exciting news from Kate’s official site:
We are extremely pleased to announce that Kate will be releasing a brand new album: “50 Words For Snow” on 21 November 2011. The album will be the second release from Kate’s own label Fish People and comprises all new material that was recorded during the same period that Kate worked on her album Director’s Cut. You can pre-order your copy at any of the following online stores now: HMV iTunes Amazon Play
“50 Words For Snow” will feature seven brand new tracks set against a background of falling snow. The total running time is 65 minutes and the track listing is:
SNOWFLAKE
LAKE TAHOE
MISTY
WILD MAN
SNOWED IN AT WHEELER STREET
50 WORDS FOR SNOW
AMONG ANGELS
A higher resolution version of the cover image is here (thanks Louise). This is obviously incredible news, who would have guessed 2011 would see Kate release two albums! Here at Katebushnews.com and HomeGround we are just as excited as all of you and we will make sure we bring you all the news, reports, reviews and everything else as it happens… `let it snow, let it snow, let it snow’!!!
Seán, Peter, Krys and Dave
A Finnish retailer has jumped the gun and released details of Kate’s 10th studio album just ahead of the official announcement on www.katebush.com which should be in the next 10 mins… and we will bring you full details ASAP!
Peter, Krys, Dave and Sean
The Internet is exploding right now with new album rumours and speculation. Rather than report on these we’ve decided to wait for official news before we get too excited and at the moment there is no word at all from Kate/Fish People or EMI in the UK. We totally understand that these rumours and reports are very exciting and seem to contain a lot of information, but we advise caution that we will only know what is really true when there is an official statement. When something official comes we will have it here for you and the party will begin. Till then, let’s enjoy the anticipation.
I’ve been meaning to share these pictures with you. Earlier last month Paddy Bush invited me along to the opening of his exhibition “The Road to Marovany – the art and craft of Paddy Bush” at the Blue Wall Gallery in Co. Cavan in Ireland. See more photos here. The exhibition runs till September 10th.
“I’m in a very creative space, (Director’s Cut) kind of gave me a bit of confidence which always helps you to move forward, and it’s been received very warmly by people which is very nice, because you never know….”
Update: Apologies for the cobbled together news flash on this earlier, I was away from my computer and not fully used to making updates on my new “smart” phone! This was an unexpected interview promoting Director’s Cut which was announced by Kate’s official site this afternoon. Lovely as always to hear Kate talk about her work, and a surprise to realise that we are still, in some ways, in the midst of the promotional push for Director’s Cut! So great that the positive reaction to Director’s Cut has fired her up in her current work. You can hear the full interview at the NPR website here. Kate is chatting to David Dye on the World Cafe programme. David had also previously interviewed Kate for the release of The Red Shoes.