Fetch the Bolt Cutters

by Fiona Apple

Fetch the Bolt Cutters cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 April 2020
  • Label: Epic, Clean Slate
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:49
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 35 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded largely within her own home, Fiona Apple's 'Fetch the Bolt Cutters' is defined by a raw, experimental sound, rejecting conventional pop structures for long, unedited takes and percussive orchestras built from found objects and household surfaces. The album's central lyrical theme is liberation from oppression—both personal and systemic—addressing past traumas, bullying, and complex relationships with an unflinching and often humorous honesty. This unpolished, improvisational aesthetic directly reinforces its core message of breaking free, creating an intimate and critically lauded work noted for its revolutionary approach to songwriting and production.

Genres

Descriptors: percussive, piano, confessional, feminism, unfiltered, folk, candid

Tracklist

  1. I Want You To Love Me (03:57)
  2. Shameika (04:08)
  3. Fetch The Bolt Cutters (04:58)
  4. Under The Table (03:21)
  5. Relay (04:49)
  6. Rack of His (03:42)
  7. Newspaper (05:32)
  8. Ladies (05:25)
  9. Heavy Balloon (03:26)
  10. Cosmonauts (03:59)
  11. For Her (02:43)
  12. Drumset (02:40)
  13. On I Go (03:09)

Credits

  • Fiona Apple - vocals, piano, casio drums, percussion, claps, backing vocals, drums, mellotron, metal butterfly, electronic drums, timpani, wurlitzer, casio, bells, chair, producer, written-by, recording
  • Amy Aileen Wood - producer, drums, percussion, handclaps, loops, engineer, recording
  • Sebastian Steinberg - bass, drums, percussion, claps, guitarrón, guitar, backing vocals, electric autoharp, acoustic 12-string guitar, slide guitar, lighter on wurlitzer, harp thing, stomps, breathing, water tower, co-producer, producer [with]
  • Davíd Garza - percussion, handclaps, guitar, artwork, co-producer, producer [with]
  • Maude Maggart - backing vocals
  • Cara Delevingne - backing vocals
  • Winifred Ada Lucky - backing vocals
  • Bobb Bruno - effects
  • Dave Way - recording, mixing
  • John Would - recording, mixing, engineer, electric piano, organ, piano, vibraphone [vibes]
  • Tchad Blake - mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - mastered by
  • JN/H - lacquer cut by

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