“She builds songs like Roman roads. She won’t let the hills and rivers of convention or compromise get in the way. It’s a straight line from her heart to yours”: Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love, by some of the artists it inspired

Kate Bush in 1985.

Kate Bush combined hit singles with a seven-song conceptual suite on fifth album Hounds Of Love, which has provided inspiration to other artists for 40 years. The Anchoress, Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel, Auri’s Johanna Kurkela, The Blackheart Orchestra’s Chrissy Mostyn and Exploring Birdsong’s Lynsey Ward celebrate the album’s enduring magic and influence.

In an age when artists seem desperate to share every waking moment of their lives on social media, Kate Bush remains positively enigmatic. Yet despite her almost hermetic commitment to avoiding the spotlight, she continues to inspire one generation after another. Her music speaks for itself – never more articulately than on her magnum opus Hounds Of Love.