Editing Kate Bush (section)

===1994–2006: Motherhood, hiatus, and ''Aerial''===
After the release of ''The Red Shoes'', Bush dropped out of the public eye. She had originally intended to take one year off, but despite working on material, twelve years passed before her next album release. Her name occasionally cropped up in the media with rumours of a new album release. The press often viewed her as an eccentric recluse, sometimes drawing a comparison with [[Miss Havisham]] from [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[Great Expectations]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guardian profile: Kate Bush |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=28 September 2005 |last=Barkham |first=Patrick}}</ref> In 1998, Bush gave birth to Albert, known as "Bertie", fathered by guitarist Dan McIntosh, whom she met in 1992.<ref name="MightyBush" /><ref name="War of Wuthering Heights" /> In 2001, Bush was awarded a [[Q Awards|Q Award]] as Classic Songwriter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29123617 |title=Kate Bush earns two Q Award nods |date=9 September 2014 |work=BBC News |access-date=11 March 2018 |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430144218/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29123617 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002, she was awarded an [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and performed "[[Comfortably Numb]]" at David Gilmour's concert at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in London.<ref name="Bush Gilmour" />

Bush's eighth studio album, ''[[Aerial (album)|Aerial]]'', was released on double CD and vinyl in November 2005.<ref name="MightyBush" /> The album single "[[King of the Mountain (Kate Bush song)|King of the Mountain]]", had received its premiere on [[BBC Radio 2]] on 1 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/whatson/whatson2/tm_objectid=16160326&method=full&siteid=50141&headline=kate-bush-back-on-form-with-first-single-in-12-years-name_page.html |title=Kate Bush back on form with first single in 12 years |publisher=icScotland.com |date=2 September 2005 |last=McKenna |first=Stephen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418055816/http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/whatson/whatson2/tm_objectid%3D16160326%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50141%26headline%3Dkate-bush-back-on-form-with-first-single-in-12-years-name_page.html |archive-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> The single entered the UK Downloads Chart at number six,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.distantstar.org.uk/DigitalDownloadChartBook.pdf|title=Official UK Download Chart Book (File corrupt 081209)|publisher=DigitalStar.org.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106072642/http://www.distantstar.org.uk/DigitalDownloadChartBook.pdf|archive-date=6 January 2007}}</ref> and would become Bush's third-highest-charting single ever in the UK, peaking at number four on the full chart.<ref name="The Official Charts" /> ''Aerial'' entered the UK albums chart at number three,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4433752.stm|title=Operatic act beat Bush to the top|date=13 November 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=21 November 2010|archive-date=14 January 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114161251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4433752.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and the US chart at number 48.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513846/20051116/50_cent.jhtml|title=50 Cent Gets A Billboard Beating From Zellweger's Ex|date=16 November 2005|publisher=MTV|access-date=21 November 2010|archive-date=3 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403194502/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513846/20051116/50_cent.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Aerial,'' like ''Hounds of Love'' (1985), is divided into two sections, each with its own theme and mood. The first disc, subtitled ''A Sea of Honey'', features a set of unrelated themed songs, including "King of the Mountain"; "Bertie", a Renaissance-style ode to her son; and "Joanni", based on the story of [[Joan of Arc]]. In the song "π", Bush sings 117 digits of [[Pi|the number pi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Thompson reviews an album of two halves |work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]] |date=5 November 2006 |last=Thompson |first=Ben}}</ref> The second disc, subtitled ''A Sky of Honey'', features one continuous piece of music describing the experience of 24 hours passing by.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aerial-mw0000347992|title=Aerial|last=Jurek|first=Thom|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108122523/https://www.allmusic.com/album/aerial-mw0000347992|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aerial'' earned Bush two nominations at the [[2006 Brit Awards]], for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album.<ref name="brits" />