ALBUM GRADE: 10
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple. It was released on April 17, 2020, Apple’s first release since The Idler Wheel… in 2012. The album was recorded from 2015 to 2020, largely at Apple’s home in Venice Beach. It 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, and Apple credited the album’s unedited vocals and long takes to her lack of expertise with the program.
SONG GRADES:
1. I Want You to Love Me – 9
2. Shameika – 10
3. Fetch the Bolt Cutters – 10
4. Under the Table – 10
5. Relay – 10
6. Rack of His – 9
7. Newspaper – 10
8. Ladies – 10
9. Heavy Balloon – 9
10. Cosmonauts – 10
11. For Her – 10
12. Drumset – 9
13. On I Go – 10
Produced by Fiona Apple, Amy Aileen Wood, Sebastian Steinberg, and Davíd Garza.