Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush

Kate Bush has long combined her unique musicianship, deft wordplay, dancing, directing, and an eclectic flair for innovation with a certain reticence for self-promotion. Perhaps this is unsurprising for someone who was, to her own chagrin, topping the British pop charts as a shy teenager. A lifetime spent following her muse—having fought for and achieved artistic freedom—has meant that many have devotedly watched her career and hoped to achieve similar success following her red-shoed footsteps. Bush deserves a wise and sympathetic biographer, and acclaimed music journalist Doyle (Captain Fantastic: Elton John’s Stellar Trip Through the ’70s) is both, offering a fascinating and probing work. Bush continues to produce innovative music and is having something of a moment; her 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” was used in the series Stranger Things and became a 2022 hit, her first Top 10 song in the U.S. She was also appointed a Commander of the British Empire for her contributions to music and is a 2023 inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.