I wouldn't say that I have been a long time fan, when she first hit the radar long ago, I was young and had no reference for her form of angst-ridden overt-sexuality. I loved her voice, nonetheless. And admire her creativity and disregard for the norm. Her 1999 album title is a beautiful piece of poetry,* just as her new album follows the same oddball fantasy.
The artwork on the cover is her own. In an interview in 2005, she said that everything she did was driven by laziness. I guess she didn't want to have to find an artist to muck up the cover, so she did it herself. Any way you slice it, she has craved out a corner of the music scene for Fiona alone, and it has been sitting vacant for six years waiting for her return.
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple
1. "Every Single Night"
2. "Daredevil"
3. "Valentine"
4. "Jonathan"
5. "Left Alone"
6. "Werewolf"
7. "Periphery"
8. "Regret"
9. "Anything We Want"
10. "Hot Knife"
*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 (1999)
Across the Universe (1998)
