By Reilly Hungerford – Entertainment Editor

With Fiona Apple’s release of her 2020 album “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” fans grew to love her even more.

Apple has been widely recognized since the release of her hit debut EP, “Tidal,” in the late 1990s. The fact that she was only 14 when she wrote some of the songs on that EP really impressed people. She had a large cult following back in the 1990s and early two thousands, and recently some of her songs have began to get popular on Tik Tok.

“Fetch the Bolt Cutters” was released on April 17, 2020, right at the height of the pandemic, even though Apple had been recording it since 2015. This album tackles topics such as thinking of the past, love, relationships, and much more. When it was released, it debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200. The genre of this album is electro-pop; it takes quite a step back from her older albums in that sense.

One notable song is, “I Want You To Love Me.” “It started as a love song to somebody I hadn’t met yet,” Apple said. This song is about being in love and wanting that person to love you back. The instrumentals in this song are absolutely amazing and they totally set the mood for the whole album. The piano is the first thing listeners hear and piano is used throughout the album. Her vocals in this song will remind fans of her old songs.

Another very notable song is, “Shameika.” This is actually one of the best songs on this album. It is about a girl Apple met when she was younger. Shameika is actually a real girl who told Fiona she had potential. The drums in this song are accentuating her point in the song. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars