The new album, Hounds of Love, breaks new ground for Kate with the b-side. This is a story - The Ninth Wave - told in a series of songs, like a Pink Floyd concept album.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The text describes an album that tells a continuous story through multiple songs.
- In plain terms
- This record tells a story across several tracks like a concept album.
- What can you take from it?
- Artists can use songs to tell a larger narrative together.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does a song story change listening?
- Is an album a novel?
Another view
It assumes listeners value continuity over variety.
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