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Aerial

by Kate Bush

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All Time

of 455,776

650
2000's

of 266,014

45
2005

of 37,902

7

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.4266 Aerial is ranked overall as 3.4266 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.3611 Aerial has an avg. critic score of 3.3611 out of 4 stars

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

It's a stirring return to that special place behind the eyes of Kate Bush, where every raindrop contains universes within universes. ...more

Billboard

Despite her prolonged absence, Bush sounds as vital as ever. ...more

RollingStone

And this suits Bush just fine. ...more

Drowned In Sound

It doesnt dwell in a certain space of the timeline of music, it nestles in a perpindicular direction, possibly in a seperate dimension construced in isolation on the fringe of insanity. ...more

All Music Guide

There's no pushing of the envelope because there doesn't need to be. Aerial is rooted in Kate Bush's oeuvre, with grace, flair, elegance, and an obsessive, stubborn attention to detail. ...more

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E! Online

The songs don't always match the brouhaha surrounding their arrival, but there's no denying the exquisite craft on display. ...more

The Austin Chronicle

It's been a dozen years since English bird Kate Bush slipped onThe Red Shoes, and nearly two decades since she gave us "This Woman's Work" and "Hounds of Love." Bush's expansive cry has always been her trademark, and it hasn't lost ...more

PrefixMag

Even without the quirky, theatrical pop she offered in the 1980s, she has held up beautifully after her long hiatus from recording, creating a record that is very much her own. ...more

Dot Music

A more satisfying album intellectually than it is musically. ...more

PopMatters

Even if Aerial doesn't set the world on fire, it's good to hear Kate Bush again, and to hear a record that sounds so organic and grounded. ...more

Austin Chronicle

This is Kate Bush's domestic album. Listen to it stoned on a Sunday afternoon. ...more

Pitchfork

Far be it from me to criticize happy endings, but in musical terms, a comfortable, even-keeled existence sometimes comes out as isolated and ordinary art. ...more

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