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The album's production is matched by Apple's incredible lyricism.Īpple sums up much of the record on 'Under the Table,' taking on all those who have tried to dismiss or undervalue what she has to say - 'kick me under the table all you want/I won't shut up.' Her writing throughout the record often is a critique, a call to arms, and a cunning commentary on the way in which men attempt to silence and mistreat not just her personally, but women at large. Nothing is smoothed over or glossed up, but captures life in all its raw unfiltered glory. It's a record teeming with life, and unafraid to show the cracks in recording, bringing the listener into Apple's visceral, irrepressible reality. Other production flourishes, like clinking glasses as percussion, richly layered harmonies, and even Apple's own dog barking through the tracks point to the album's daring, experimental approach to songwriting and production. Much of Fetch the Bolt Cutters blazes with a kineticism rarely heard from Fiona Apple's other work.įrom the smashing percussion of 'Relay,' to the waltz-like movement of 'Ladies,' the composition of Apple's newest release crackles and snaps with every beat, note, and measure. It is a culmination of Apple's artistic genius, and a record unlike anything else. In doing so, she creates a record that is cutting, life-affirming, shattering, and hopeful all at once. In a way, this scene mirror's Apple's own process throughout the record, liberating herself from the inner demons and injustice she has withstood throughout her life.

#Fiona apple fetch the bolt cutters free#

Anderson delivers the line as she attempts to free a young woman locked away behind closed doors, made to suffer unbearable torture and isolation.

#Fiona apple fetch the bolt cutters series#

The title of Fiona Apple's newest record, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, comes from a line uttered by Gillian Anderson on the British TV series The Fall. But finally, just a few weeks ago, Apple announced her first record since 2012, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, and the wait was more than worth it. Eight years after the release of her last record The Idler Wheel…, Apple suddenly came back into the spotlight in the past months, conducting interviews for the first time in years and hinting at new music. Amidst all the unimaginable events that 2020 has produced so far, at least one was for the best - the return of Fiona Apple.