When it comes to Sinéad O’Connor’s back catalogue it’s hard for many to look beyond the stripped-back vocals and visuals of her mega-hit Nothing Compares 2 U. But to view her solely in the light of that one track is doing her a disservice.
Though Nothing Compares 2 U – written by Prince – catapulted her career into the stratosphere, O’Connor left behind a huge body of work that deserves to be explored. Not one to shy away from experimentation, her work includes Jamaican-inspired reggae (in her album Throw Down Your Arms), mainstream pop (2014’s I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss), and even 19th-century hymns in the form of her reworking of I Am Stretched On Your Grave.
