The singer is “very keen” to begin working on a new album, over 10 years after her most recent studio release.
Bush spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about a new short film she has written and directed, Little Shrew.
The short film uses an edited version of her song Snowflake, which appeared on 50 Words for Snow, Bush’s most recent album released in 2011.
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In the film, a shrew searches for hope as war rages around it. Bush began working on the film in 2022, just after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The film is raising awareness and asking for donations for charity War Child.
Speaking in the BBC Radio 4 interview, the singer said that she is “very keen” to begin working on a new album after years of archive work, including a new website and lyrics book.
She said, “I’ve got lots of ideas and I’m really looking forward to getting back into that creative space, it’s been a long time.”
However, it doesn’t sound as if she plans to perform live again anytime soon, saying “I’m not there yet.”
Bush first rose to fame in 1978 when she was only nineteen years old with her hit Wuthering Heights earning her a number 1 single.
Then in 2022 she unexpectedly earned her second number 1 with Running Up That Hill, 37 years after its initial release, thanks to its use in popular Netflix show Stranger Things.
The animated short film Little Shrew released on the official Kate Bush website on Friday. The singer penned a blog post revealing more about the inspiration behind the film and the process of working on it.
She said: “There’s not meant to be an exclusive focus on the war in Ukraine, but it was that war that instigated the making of this animation. All wars leave horrific scars: ruined lives, families ripped apart, life-changing injuries, trauma and loss on a massive scale – but it’s the children who suffer the most in so many ways. Their past, present and future melt away into fear and uncertainty.
“I would like to ask that if you watch the animation, please make a donation to War Child, or to another charity that aids children in war.
“Even a tiny donation will help enormously. War can be an unimaginable horror for a child.”
