This would be mine:
- Shameika
- Under the Table
- I Want You to Love Me
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- Ladies
- Relay
- Drumset
- Rack of His
- For Her
- Heavy Balloon
- Cosmonauts
- On I Go
- Newspaper
So, the release of FTBC saw a lot of hype from fans and critics, that it was hard not to get lost in it - my question is now it’s been out over a year and has had time to settle in, do you still like it as much?
As for me I’m not as obsessed now as I was in the months following the release but it’s still a fantastic album with no filler songs, a masterpiece and one of my favourite albums.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if Fiona Apple influenced a lot of this album. Seems Lana experimented a lot with her vocals.
You don't have to do every album if you don't want. I'm mostly interested in people's rankings of fetch the bolt cutters. Here's mine :)
Tidal: shadowboxer, sleep to dream, the child is gone
WTP: on the bound, get gone, the way things are
EM: not about love, waltz, oh well
TIW: werewolf, daredevil, largo (i think largo counts on tiw)
FTBC: rack of his, cosmonauts, ladies
Hello everyone and welcome to Day 1 of the r/indieheads Album of the Year 2020 Write-Up Series! In case this is your first time around the block, the r/indieheads Album of the Year Write-Up Series is the yearly event where for the entirety of December, we'll be posting one write-up a day from a different r/indieheads user on their favorite album of the year! And up today, we've got series co-runner u/roseisonlineagain talking Fiona Apple's long-awaited 2020 album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters.
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Background:
Fiona Apple has had a unique career by any standard. Her debut record, Tidal, was released in 1996 when she was just 19. Her early years attracted plenty of attention, divided between both deserved acclaim and the usual kind of misogyny and masculine-gazing bullshit that can be expected towards any precocious young female artist in the music industry. Her early years were dotted with over-emphasized controversy from a press machine clearly determined to dramatize her personality, making a big deal out of events such as her 1997 acceptance for Best New Artist at the VMAs. There, she chose to state the obvious: “The world is bullshit.” If there’s any statement that would best define her work, it’s likely that one. After releasing another perfect record in 1999 (When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right) to less attention but plenty of the same acclaim, a further pattern emerged for her career.
Apple’s career has since been defined by that pattern: lengthier gaps of time between releases which are each notably more sparse and experimental than the last. She’s released exactly three records in the last twenty years, and the pace isn’t likely to change anytime soon. Nonetheless, they’re all incredible feats of musicianship, and they’re all wort
... keep reading on reddit ➡Trauma has put me in a cage, made me a shell of the person I used to be. I find the only way out is to grow bigger than your cage, and cut yourself out with your own bolt cutters
I decided to rank the songs off of the album and I encourage you to do so as well! This was extremely hard to do because all of the songs are SO good so please know I love all of the songs. They are ranked from my favorite to my least favorite.
Newspaper
Shameika
Heavy Balloon
For Her
Rack of His
Ladies
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Relay
Cosmonauts
I Want You To Love Me
Under The Table
On I Go
Drumset
Album Details
Artist: Fiona Apple
Album: Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Label: Epic Records
Release Date: 17 April 2020
Listen: Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / Tidal
Original /r/popheads [FRESH ALBUM] Thread
INTRODUCTION
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>And next year, it'll be clear
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>This was only leading me to that
Fiona Apple’s debut album Tidal was all about proving herself. Written and recorded at the young age of 18, her debut boasts mature vocals and intricate songwriting — so much as so that the studio executive that signed her, Andrew Slater, said she “sounded like a 30-year-old singer who had written a lifetime’s worth of material.” Propelled by its grammy-winning single “Criminal”, Tidal would eventually sell more than two million copies, Propelling Apple into global stardom.
However, her success was not without criticism. A 1997 spin profile, which portrayed her as pretentious and melodramatic, had some readers describing her as the “most annoying thing in the world.” A few months later, in her 1998 acceptance speech for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, she said “this world is bullshit” and told fans to go with themselves. Many viewers perceived the speech as ungrateful. It was so bad that just a few years into her career, Apple had (unfairly) developed a reputation as both a bitch and a brat, and many critics attributed her success to the popularity of other massive female rock acts, such as Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos. Fiona Apple responded to this criticism with her sophomore release When the Pawn… — it’s full title a 444 character poem about standing your ground. Pitchfork’s Judy Berman described the album as an “aura-photo that captured a snarled psyche untangling itself with a fine-tooth comb.”
Flash forward to spring 2020. Fiona Apple has largely avoided the spotlight,
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Release Date: April 17th
Label: Epic
Genre: Art Pop, Singer/songwriter, Progressive Pop
Singles: n/a
Streams: Spotify, iTunes, Google Play
Schedule
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| Tues. | Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA / EOB - Earth |
| Wed. | Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters / The Smith Street Band - Don’t Waste Your Anger / Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts V and VI |
this is an unofficial discussion for reactions to the album or whatever your little heart desires. this is for the sake of preserving discussion on as many albums as possible. if there's any releases for the week (or in general) that may be of interest missing from the schedule either PM me or leave a comment somewhere and i'll add it.
I should preface this by saying I think this is a really great, borderline brilliant album and one that is extremely needed right now.
However, this isn't really as much a discussion of the album as it is the mythical 10/10 rating from Pitchfork. This is the first time in a decade we've gotten a perfect Pitchfork score for an album, the last being Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". To go back and forth about the deservedness of the score seems pedantic, as everyone will have different opinions (music is subjective after all), but I think the discussion on Pitchfork and their choice to give the 10/10 to THIS album is interesting.
For a long time now it seems as if Pitchfork is chasing trends, poptimism being the biggest one. With giving an album like this a 10/10 – a very human, visceral and home-made record, that while released by Epic, is very independent with a beloved indie artist like Apple at the helm – is this Pitchfork trying to "regain indie cred" again? The current discourse around this album seems to be entirely about the Pitchfork review, and not around the album itself.
These thoughts are mostly jumbled, I just wanted to start a discussion about this.
The review for those that didn't see it: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/
Looking to clear out more albums.
Each album is linked to the appropriate Discogs listing. All conditions listed with notes when applicable. Pics of notable issues included. Others are available on request.
Everything I have ships from New York State, $4 for the first album + $1 more per album in the US sent via Media Mail. If you’d rather pay for Priority Mail that’s fine too just let me know. Any shipping outside US would have to be calculated.
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Albums
Britney Spears Britney Jean Pink - NM/VG+ (Played once. 1" seam split along side of jacket.) - $27 Discogs Pic
Dua Lipa / Blessed Madonna Club Future Nostalgia - NM/VG+ (Opened but unplayed. 1" Seam split along top of jacket.) - $34 Discogs Pic
Dua Lipa / Blessed Madonna Club Future Nostalgia - NM*/VG (Opened but unplayed. 1" seam split along top of jacket. Includes two copies of CD 2 and is missing CD 1. Both vinyl included.) - $31 Discogs Pics SOLD
Lady Gaga The Fame Monster Deluxe Boxset - M/M (Sealed. Unplayed and unopened.) - $65 Discogs SOLD
Mariah Carey Music Box White VMP - M/VG+ (Sealed. Unplayed and unopened. Has slight 1" seam split along top of jacket.) - $28 Discogs Pic
Megan Thee Stallion Good News Cloudy Blue - NM/VG (Opened but unplayed. 1" Seam split along top of jacket. Slight bend in jacket corner.) - $26 Discogs Pics
M.I.A Kala Purple Green VMP - M/M (Sealed. Unplayed and unopened.) - $42 Discogs
Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters Purple VMP - NM/VG+ (Played once in full. Side A played twice. 1" Seam split along top of jacket.) - $26 Discogs Pic
I am selling a sealed copy of Fetch the Bolt Cutters on purple vinyl through VMP. I bought it, but don’t know if I’ll ever get around to listening to it, so I am selling it for $32.50 shipped CONUS to CONUS
Shameika lost its potential.
VOTE HERE
SONGS IN
- I Want You to Love Me
- Cosmonauts
SONGS OUT
| Rank | Song | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Place | Shameika | 75/184 votes | 40.8% | 31.5% (58/184) |
| 4th Place | Under the Table | 43/112 votes | 38.4% | 25% (28/112) |
| 5th Place | Fetch the Bolt Cutters | 37/114 votes | 32.5% | 28.1% (32/114) |
| 6th Place | For Her | 39/142 votes | 27.5% | 21.8% (31/142) |
| 7th Place | Heavy Balloon | 28/119 votes | 23.5% | 20.2% (24/119) |
| 8th Place | Ladies | 29/134 votes | 21.6% | 18.7% (25/134) |
| 9th Place | Newspaper | 27/116 votes | 23.3% | 18.1% (21/116) |
| 10th Place | Rack of His | 24/108 votes | 22.2% | 13.9% (15/108) |
| 11th Place | Relay | 24/100 votes | 24% | 20% (20/100) |
| 12th Place | Drumset | 46/124 votes | 37.1% | 12.9% (16/124) |
| 13th Place | On I Go | 71/197 votes | 36% | 22.3% (44/197) |
ALBUM INFO
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the review not the album
Released April 17 , 2020. One year ago today, in the depths of the pandemic quarantine, a ray of sunshine illuminated the world. The best album in many years (since "The Idler Wheel..."). It got many of us through that worst of years.
Thank you Fiona for your gift of music and insight.
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At long last, Fiona’s new album is less than twenty-four hours away. Please use this thread for all speculation and discussion related to the new album.
Update: The Album has now leaked. Please don't post links here, keep those in DM's.
If you’d like to discuss the album in real time, join the Fiona Apple Discord Server!
Track Listing:
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I Want You to Love Me
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Shameika
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
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Under The Table
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Relay
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Rack of His
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Newspaper
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Ladies
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Heavy Balloon
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Cosmonauts
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For Her
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Drumset
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On I Go
We will be starting up Fiona Apple's newest critically acclaimed album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters. This is her second best album (that's right I went there) and very popular this year, so I expect people might be interested in this one. Please discuss.
SONGS IN
- I Want You to Love Me
- Shameika
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- Under the Table
- Relay
- Rack of His
- Newspaper
- Ladies
- Heavy Balloon
- Cosmonauts
- For Her
- Drumset
- On I Go
ALBUM INFO
STREAM
join our discord!
And so it begins.
VOTE HERE
SONGS IN
- I Want You to Love Me
- Shameika
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- Under the Table
- Relay
- Rack of His
- Newspaper
- Ladies
- Heavy Balloon
- Cosmonauts
- For Her
- Drumset
- On I Go
ALBUM INFO
STREAM
join our discord!
For Her was clearly not for us.
VOTE HERE
SONGS IN
- I Want You to Love Me
- Shameika
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- Under the Table
- Cosmonauts
SONGS OUT
| Rank | Song | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Place | For Her | 39/142 votes | 27.5% | 21.8% (31/142) |
| 7th Place | Heavy Balloon | 28/119 votes | 23.5% | 20.2% (24/119) |
| 8th Place | Ladies | 29/134 votes | 21.6% | 18.7% (25/134) |
| 9th Place | Newspaper | 27/116 votes | 23.3% | 18.1% (21/116) |
| 10th Place | Rack of His | 24/108 votes | 22.2% | 13.9% (15/108) |
| 11th Place | Relay | 24/100 votes | 24% | 20% (20/100) |
| 12th Place | Drumset | 46/124 votes | 37.1% | 12.9% (16/124) |
| 13th Place | On I Go | 71/197 votes | 36% | 22.3% (44/197) |
