Life is a mess and the world is a cruel, bewildering place. It can take years to forge a path through the noise — for women especially, there are countless obstacles designed to contain and stifle.

“Blast the music! Bang it, bite it, bruise it!” sings Fiona Apple, and she could be describing her new album. Out since April, Fetch the Bolt Cutters is the sound of parlor music scraped to the bone.

Fiona Apple has released her first album since 2012 on Friday and has successfully blown the minds of music fans and critics, who all seem to agree the album is “an unyielding masterpiece.” The album, ...

Five years ago on April 17, Fiona Apple released her long-anticipated fifth studio album “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” to immediate critical acclaim. Pitchfork rated the album a rare 10 out of 10 (the ...

Fetch the Bolt Cutters is an arduous listen at first, and not just because of the frank subject matter. It's oftentimes deliberately atonal. It swoops and lunges between time signatures. Its ...

Fiona Apple has released her first song since Fetch the Bolt Cutters. “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home),” a protest anthem advocating for jailed mothers who can’t afford bail, draws on Apple’s experience in ...

Now based in Houston, Garza hasn’t forgotten his Dallas roots. On Dec. 26, he’ll play new and old songs during a homecoming show, backed by musicians he often played with in Deep Ellum in the early ...

The post Song of the Week: Fiona Apple Gets Systemic Injustice Stuck in Your Head on “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)” appeared first on Consequence. This mission, and the hours and hours that she’s now ...

The year is 2020. It’s February and all eyes are on two dazzling, age-defying, and very bendy Latina women at a football game. Of course, we’re referring to Shakira and J.Lo’s Super Bowl LIV ...