FEATURE:
The Great American Songbook
IN THIS PHOTO: Fiona Apple in 2020/PHOTO CREDIT: Malerie Marder for The New Yorker
Fiona Apple
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IN THIS PHOTO: Fiona Apple in 1996/PHOTO CREDIT: David Corio/Getty Images
I celebrate the work of incredible and legendary American artists and songwriters. This time out, it is Fiona Apple. Her 1996 debut album, Tidal, is among my favourites. Apple released her most recent album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, right near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It was another remarkable album. All five of her studio albums are astonishing. A singular songwriter whose work I admire above most other artists, I am ending with a twenty-song look inside her brilliance. Hard to hone down to only twenty songs. That said, these do give you an idea of why she is so respected. Apple has received a wealth of accolades, including three Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards and a Billboard Music Video Award. The New York City-born artist is such a phenomenal songwriter. It was an easy choice including her in this series. Let’s hope that she has more albums in her, as the world always needs music from Fiona Apple! This is a salute and show of respect to one of the greatest songwriters and artists…
WHO has ever lived.