Fetch the Bolt Cutters
by Fiona Apple
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Apr 17, 2020
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 1396 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,131 out of 1396
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 1396
  3. Negative: 207 out of 1396
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  1. dollmouth
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    A completely perfect album. Somehow improves upon the perfection of her past four. A stunning collection of feminist lyrics, production that’s experimental yet accessible + warm, and raw, unedited vocals.
  2. Whimsy
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    8 years allowed for a wonderful experimentation to become refined and purposeful.
  3. Matteyo
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece, no less. Probably we're witnessing a new music genre being born.
  4. funkyhomosapien
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    After 8 years from her last album The Idler Wheel..., miss Fiona Apple made another masterpiece.
  5. darkdrey
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Amazing!!! Fiona is giving us everything we are needing!! Her voice is so powerful and her lyrics are so amazing as always.
  6. Chastiefol
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Fetch the bolt cutters is what we needed in music right now and Fiona knows it, so she made a perfect album with cool lyrics and great sounds. It is amazing to listen. You have to. So what do you waiting for.
  7. moribundslut
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Talented, Brilliant, Incredible, Amazing, Showstopping, Spectacular, Never The Same, Totally Unique, Completely Not Ever Been Done Before, Unafraid To Reference Or Not Reference, Put It In A Blender, **** On It, Vomit On It, Eat It, Give Birth To It
  8. Yeyo1989
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Se cagó en Mierga y en la industria!!! Quedisimaaaaaaa me arranco el cuero cabelludo
  9. Keomabr
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    just amazing. right for this time we are going through. strong and sensitive.
  10. LeoandSly
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece. Fiona Apple continues to be singular. The timing of this release is perfect- as we are all pacing in our homes being slowly swallowed by the stillness of the world. Fiona gives us a way to cope and to punch our way out. What a time to be alive.
  11. vicxxx
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Fiona never disappoints, this album is a **** masterpiece, raw, beautiful, unique and experimental like everything she does. 10/10 stream fetch the bolt cutters!!!!
  12. ldss
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I knew she was gonna deliver a brilliant album but I never imagined it'd be this career topping masterpiece that is FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS. Love you like crazy, Fiona. Always a pleasure being able to witness such extraordinary talent!
  13. jonathanreviews
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Fiona Apple nailed every aspect to this album and you can tell when listening to this that 8 years away from the music scene can produce incredible art for the future. Apple revived her entire career with this album and there is NOT one track on this album that lacks in lyrical quality, sonic quality, or vocal production. Easily one of the best albums to come out in 2020.
  14. AlexanderFlemin
    May 12, 2020
    10
    Wow, Fiona desde álbumes anteriores nos ha demostrado la calidad en sus álbumes, gracias a ella un nuevo récord por una artista alternativa ha sido dado por el 100, merecido esperemos que los Grammy's no la ignoren por el AOTY que ella merece.
  15. Vsenese
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Simply AMAZING! She's got so much to say and no one says it quite like she does. The music, lyrics and her voice are a perfect marriage of her brilliant art!
  16. pdelvalle
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Easily her best album and easily the best thing to come out of this quarantine. This is heavy on the percussive elements, which serves as a nice base for a cohesive sound despite having a multitudinous appeal to varied genres. It's an interesting formula that just works. I think this is also the best Apple's voice has sounded, and the lyrics are consistent with the quality we expectEasily her best album and easily the best thing to come out of this quarantine. This is heavy on the percussive elements, which serves as a nice base for a cohesive sound despite having a multitudinous appeal to varied genres. It's an interesting formula that just works. I think this is also the best Apple's voice has sounded, and the lyrics are consistent with the quality we expect from her as a songwriter. Wowed with this one.… Expand
  17. pascoupe
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    While I've never heard anything quite like it, it does feel perfectly timed for this moment. Other unsettled souls, in these unsettled times, can find comfort in its unpredictable and sometimes wacky drive and pulse because it all ultimately adds up to something that fills a hole that maybe we didn't know was there until now. It feels like a signpost on the human condition in 2020. We'reWhile I've never heard anything quite like it, it does feel perfectly timed for this moment. Other unsettled souls, in these unsettled times, can find comfort in its unpredictable and sometimes wacky drive and pulse because it all ultimately adds up to something that fills a hole that maybe we didn't know was there until now. It feels like a signpost on the human condition in 2020. We're still here. 10/10.… Expand
  18. guitfiddler95
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    Not her best work, honestly blown away by all the praise it’s getting. This maybe would’ve been a great album if it had come out in the 90’s, Idler Wheel was much more interesting sonically and still sounds more modern. The only thing that appeals to me as a producer is the gritty, textured percussion. I get that the lyrics are meant to be more relatable to women but still disappointing toNot her best work, honestly blown away by all the praise it’s getting. This maybe would’ve been a great album if it had come out in the 90’s, Idler Wheel was much more interesting sonically and still sounds more modern. The only thing that appeals to me as a producer is the gritty, textured percussion. I get that the lyrics are meant to be more relatable to women but still disappointing to a fan looking forward to hearing innovative compositions rather than a bunch of raggedy piano jams with quirky vocal delivery.… Expand
  19. Alvaral11
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Yes, she did that! A masterpiece, amazing work, perfectly imperfect, instant classic
  20. towers
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Brilliant. Raw, powerful, honest, magic. Listening these sweet bitter symphonies non-stop.
  21. miyaeh
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Brilliant album. After 8 years, certainly didn't disappoint. Amazing writing, production-- a quiet intensity that lasts throughout.
  22. Suedehead
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    Album of the Year... Simply stunning...

    I Want You to Love Me is the best track I've heard in a long long time!
  23. Luis77777777
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    es un excelente disco donde experimenta y demuestra que sigue siendo una de las mejores artistas de inventario musical
  24. heitorcruv
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    This is the first album that I've listened from Ms Apple. I didn't even had an account on this website but I needed to create one just to say: SHAMEIKA WAS RIGHT!!! This woman is amazing, her album is incredible and I only have to thank to my very best friend Jorge Pontes, from Recife, for sharing this masterpiece with me. 10/10 is all I have to say to resume that I didn't found not oneThis is the first album that I've listened from Ms Apple. I didn't even had an account on this website but I needed to create one just to say: SHAMEIKA WAS RIGHT!!! This woman is amazing, her album is incredible and I only have to thank to my very best friend Jorge Pontes, from Recife, for sharing this masterpiece with me. 10/10 is all I have to say to resume that I didn't found not one single thing wrong with this album, I even loved the dogs they sing better than me. lol. LOVED LOVED LOVED!!!… Expand
  25. Spenserbower
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    All of her albums hold a special spot in my heart. I wasn’t sure she could top the Idler Wheel, but this album is right up there. She never disappoints.
  26. idealizo
    May 7, 2020
    10
    talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
  27. Jakestar512
    May 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a sum of all her work, and she does it with a scream, a sigh, and a smile… Expand
  28. tomm_fort
    May 29, 2020
    9
    SOOOOO GOOD, SUCH AN AMAZING ALBUM
  29. bensp
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    brilliant, her mind is something else. the album is everything i expected and more
  30. elras
    Apr 26, 2020
    1
    Tremendamente sobrevalorado, original si, pero inaudible y pretencioso. No entiendo las críticas aquí recibidas.
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Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. Under The Radar
    Aug 18, 2020
    85
    Guttural, soft, cacophonous, and poetic, Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a reminder of Apple’s genius and that we are all interconnected, one people, existing in a pulse.
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  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 6, 2020
    80
    Forget the bolt cutters, Apple's already shed her last shackle. [Summer 2020, p.87]
  3. Uncut
    May 22, 2020
    90
    Fetch The Bolt Cutters is mostly the soundtrack of liberation, not recrimination, with Apple's piano keys, battering on the walls and barking dogs as its percussive, beating heart. [Jul 2020, p.27]
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