Fetch The Bolt Cutters

favorite album! great for being a girl on your floor and rotting

There's a point about 2 minutes into this album where I knew I was listening to something really special. I've loved Fiona Apple's music since her first album, Tidal, come out in the 90s; and since her second album, When the pawn..., I've looked forward to and relished in seeing her evolution as an artist. I've grown with her albums too, and while Fiona Apple and I have never met, I know we are dear friends. And this album is a gift. In my humble opinion, it is an absolute masterpiece.I would be remiss if I didn't share that when I listen to Fetch The Bolt Cutters, I feel a level of kindred understanding, reassurance, and outright spirituality that I experience when listening to the likes of The Beatles' Abbey Road and their self-titled double-disc album, aka The White Album. As course, as with great loves in life, and as Fiona so eloquently states in track 7, it would be insane to make a comparison.There's an honesty and strength through vulnerability to this album that speaks to something deep inside me and tells me that it's ok to not be ok, and it's ok to be ok too. In short, it's ok to be me, to live my truth, and to speak my mind. This album catapulted itself to the Top 5 of my LIFE - currently the Top#1 and on repeat I may mention - and I know it'll stay there. Fiona Apple, if you're seeing this, THANK YOU and take care, my dear friend. <3

Me encantó. Llego bien y rápido.

Only issue: The vinyl cover is damaged. 3 out of 4 corners are smashed in. I have a collection of vinyls and this is a no no for me records are undamaged.The album is one of the best shes done and definitely the best this year. I absolutely love that she included the native american territories in which it was recorded i dont think I've ever seen that before. Its hard to choose one or 2 songs cause they are all great. The change up on for her is unlike any other I've heard. Just amazing work by Fiona and her collaborators. She always keeps us waiting years and years for an album release but the wait is always worth it.

I discovered Fiona relatively late, back in 2006 and then I was taken by storm and loving more and more her albums. I saw her twice in concerts in 2006 and 2007 in Michigan and it was a great experience.I unfortunately seem to love her for different reasons than what she wants to be loved for: Her physical appearance, the beauty of her melodies but also her lyrics indeed. She has a sense of turning her sentence to make them hit you in the face…I was a bit puzzled with the previous album, she had departed from her other arrangements. Jon Brion was wonderful, just check the videos of both together and playing acoustic guitars. Yet, the Idler wheel also hit the mark with me with songs like “Hot Knife” and “Every single night”…Now, I did read that Fetch the Bold Cutters was even less musical, with lots of percussions but interestingly she is suddenly touted as the best there is… Which leave me a bit dubious.So here are my feelings for every song, I am fully aware that Fiona Apple needs an adaptation time to get all the good to sink in but I will take the chance upfront, I’ll come back to amend my review if things changed a lot:- I want to you to love me:The piano riff is very reminiscent of the piano music played in the horror movie “Evil Dead” if you remember. This is very musical, even when she sounds very emotional. And then she changes into powerful belts, reminding us that she has a full control over her voice. Her high pitched voice by the end will unsettle a few. 5 stars.- ShameikaA Piano introduction again very reminiscent of “All about Love” in her third album. She is half rapping half semi speaking. The music gets a bit confusing for me in the middle. In the end, she adds very strange noises that she found somewhere … Not the easiest song to listen to. 3 stars.- Fetch the Bold CuttersShe directly talks to someone in that song, with expressions like “You said that…”. An ex-lover I imagine. Visibly, the bold cutters are to exit a nefarious relationship where she wonders why she stayed too long. Percussions are very present but so is the melody on this song. Is she doing references to another great female singer Kath Bush with “Running up that hill”. Fiona also uses multiple voices on this song and barking dogs noises… A nice song that I will listen to again. 4 stars.- Under the tableAnother discussion with “You”… You is visibly oppressing her…But she won’t shut up. The music is full of details, perfect for audiophile headsets by the way (So was the Idler wheel). 4 stars.- Relay.“Evil is a relay spot when the one who’s burned turn to pass the torch” is the first chorus in that song. Once again, she addresses someone “You”. It then turn into a strange thing again… Fiona is really full of surprises… You never know where she will go but the last high pitch vocals got me…. I love it. 4 stars.- Rack of HisConversational as usual… But I love it from the start. It always get me right when she deigns to be musical, here I do recognize the Fiona I felt in love with. This is a good proof that you can get melodic in spite with almost military percussions. 5 stars… My favorite so far.- NewspaperSounds like to me like the message from an old victim of a narcissistic pervert to his new victim. Not the most musical track of the album by far. 3 stars.- LadiesAh this one sounds more musical than the previous one, much more… Yet, same topic as the previous one… One woman coming after another one… Nice background vocals. Much less percussions than the other songs… Another of my favorites. 5 Stars.- Heavy BalloonFirst song of the album where I clearly hear a guitar (right ear). Some interesting voice mixing. Very interesting orchestration, very nice sounding… Love it. 5 stars.- CosmonautsBack to conversation lyrics… Not a bad song but so far not the most memorable for me. 3 stars.- For HerLots of female vocal harmonies. 3 stars.- DrumsetAnother conversation type song with nice vocal harmonies. Catchy tune… 4 stars.- On I goNot the most harmonious song in this album… Lots of cacophony here.I cannot say that I am really getting into it. 2 stars.In conclusion:As her most recent albums, this album cannot be considered as “easy listening” and it will likely take a while for me to really appreciate it as it deserves. I am writing this because I have no doubts about Fiona’s talent.In the end and as a scoring after a first hearing, here is the average of my scoring for this album: 3.84 Rounded to 4.

Relevant. heartfelt. If you are a Fiona Apple fan, you'll love this album. If not, what's your deal? Maybe you hate honesty. Maybe you hate rawness. If so, def buy another album. This won't be for you. Otherwise, solid through-line in a long career of a diligent, introspective artist. Maybe esp. relevant for Gen X women or women identifying persons.

Fiona Apple dropped the album I didn't know I needed this year. Always a challenging artist, Fiona doesn't care about conventions...she has stuff on her mind and she's going tot tell you about it. The result is a brilliantly crafted, lyrically dense work of pure genius. It gets my vote for Album of the Year!

One of the greatest

Agree with previous post, vinyl is an excellent pressing, minimal noise and great dynamics. The album itself, of course, is extraordinary and not quite like anything in her catalog, the closest being the previous record. Lyrics are bold and striking.

Fiona Apple has only ever made wonderful, eccentric, unique, beautifully performed and produced music. No duds anywhere. This is a wonderful album, excellently produced (such clarity of sound!), quirky insightful lyrics and a great performance (even the dogs). We devotees have only one complaint - we have to wait too long between albums!

Gran artista

EXCELLENT

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