Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist known for emotionally direct vocals, piano-led songwriting and inventive, often percussive production. She debuted with Tidal (1996) and has released several critically acclaimed albums.

Reviews and public records note: piano-centered songwriting; strong, raw vocal delivery; use of percussive and minimal arrangements; long gaps between some albums; the 2005 Extraordinary Machine release involved a publicized label/production controversy and leak; Fetch The Bolt Cutters (2020) was recorded largely at home and emphasized percussive, experimental textures.

DeBaser reviews consistently praise Fiona Apple for piano-led, emotionally intense songwriting and raw, vocal-forward performances. Critics note percussive, often minimal production and recurring themes of anger, vulnerability and personal growth. Her major albums (Tidal, When the Pawn, Extraordinary Machine, The Idler Wheel, Fetch The Bolt Cutters) are repeatedly highlighted.

For:Listeners of piano-driven, emotionally intense singer-songwriter and alternative music.

 Stripping oneself bare is not just a matter of modesty; it is also about courage and personal security, it is a matter of maturity.

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 This music must be lived and listened to, just as she does when she brings out her scratched, trembling, deep voice, a voice that takes the stage, in the foreground of nothing and no one, totalizing.

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 Fiona Apple, five years after the previous "When The Pawn," was almost involuntarily involved in a curious controversy with her record label for her return to the scene; Sony, in fact, allegedly forced the young American artist to rewrite the new album, having deemed it not very "appealing" in its initial form.

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