Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fetch The Bolt Cutters is the fifth studio album by American singer songwriter Fiona Apple, released in April 2020 via Epic Records.

Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Fiona Apple returns with her mesmerising new album Fetch The Bolt Cutters.

The album has already generated an extraordinary amount of press coverage and glowing reviews worldwide. Pitchfork gave its first 10/10 review in ten years while another publication declared Fetch The Bolt Cutters ‘the album of the decade!’ At review aggregator Metacritic, the release received a weighted average score of 98 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, making it the highest rated album in the website's history.

The album features the tracks “Shameika”, “I Want You To Love Me” and “Under The Table”.

The album was produced and performed by Apple alongside Amy Aileen Wood, Sebastian Steinberg and Davíd Garza; recording consisted of long, often-improvised takes with unconventional percussive sounds. GarageBand was used for much of this recording.

Rooted in experimentation, the highly percussive album resists genre categorization. While conventional instruments, such as pianos and drum sets, do appear, the album also features prominent use of non-musical found objects as percussion. Apple described the result as "percussion orchestras". These industrial-like rhythms are contrasted against traditional melodies, and the upbeat songs often subvert traditional pop structures.

The album explores freedom from oppression; Apple identified its core message as: "Fetch the fucking bolt cutters and get yourself out of the situation you're in". The title, a quote from TV series The Fall, reflects this idea. The album also discusses Apple's complex relationships with other women and other personal experiences, including bullying and sexual assault. It has nevertheless been referred to as Apple's most humorous album.

Discover what fans and critics are raving about...this may well be Fiona Apple’s finest body of work.

This double album 2LP record set is a limited edition on 180 gram opaque pearl coloured vinyl with a 20 page lyric booklet insert and download code, pressed in Europe via Epic Records.