Guardian Music — Tom Waits's former nanny Jesca Hoop is as intriguing as her boss. Maddy Costa meets herJesca Hoop is a troubled woman. The woes that waylay the Californian singer-songwriter range from major – the recent death of both parents – to minor: a war ag... more info

Guardian Music — Kate Bush has finally been given permission to use text from James Joyce's modernist classic on her new album, Director's CutAge: 89.Appearance: Oversized paperback, well-thumbed and heavily annotated up to about page 11.Yes, I've got it somewhere. I... more info

ContactMusic — Kate Bush's latest album Director's Cut features lyrics from an unlikely source - late Irish novelist James Joyce. The British singer first sought permission to use passages from Joyce's classic Ulysses for her 1989 song The... more info

Guardian Music — After a six year absence, Bush returns with a Bulgarian vocal ensemble and a song about a lonely computer lover. Sounds about right.When Kate Bush announced her first album since 2005's Aerial would be out in May and was called Director's Cut, the ma... more info

Guardian Music — Singer given permission to use Ulysses passage on forthcoming album, Director's Cut – more than 20 years after askingKate Bush's forthcoming album will include old songs, new vocals, and lyrics borrowed from James Joyce's Ulysses. The singer has re... more info

Scotsman.com — Singer Kate Bush has been given the go-ahead to use words from James Joyce's Ulysses for a song, two decades after asking. more info

Stereogum — Kate Bush probably heard her name mentioned more than enough over the last couple years in relation to Wild Nothing’s cover, Bat For Lashes and Tamaryn, and other dark sounds. It’s fitting then that she’s back with her first album in six years,... more info

DrownedInSound — It's Kate Bush again, everyone. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

NME — Compilation of re-recorded material will be released on May 16 more info

The Telegraph — Singer can use the text of Ulysses for a song, more than 20 years after asking, as new album nears. more info