50 WORDS FOR SNOW

Haunting, melancholic, minimalist spoken word over piano, with shuffling tom-tom and light snare drums in the background. It's very mesmerizing, captivating, sad, cinematic, and beautiful. This album is more of an art piece that you would best be served by listening to in a concert hall with a lyric sheet in hand and perhaps some beautiful images of winter projected on a wall.

Kate Bush is so talented it is ridiculous. I am sure this album just flowed out of her and so we now know her mood in 2010-11.

I don't listen to this album that often, it is too specifically tailored for a mood in my opinion - which for me is pensive, wistful, nostalgic, and perhaps a bit blue.

There is no doubting the quality of the playing and composing, I mean this is just an artist at work, and it could definitely be put on as mellow background music but I kind of feel that would be like using expensive single malt whisky in a cocktail. I say, either get into this album or don't listen to it until you are in the correct mood.

It's one of my favorite albums to play on a quiet winter's day when I am feeling reflective. Just gorgeous!

3.5/5 really!