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

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,131 out of 1396
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 1396
  3. Negative: 207 out of 1396
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  1. don-nik
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Wow this album... It's do different yet exactly something you'd expect from Fiona. The charm that the self produced sounds creates, all the goofy gimmicks, the funky and experimental drum and bass, the repetitions of lines and the story telling lyrics. I'm in love with everything
  2. bensp
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    brilliant, her mind is something else. the album is everything i expected and more
  3. Agus-arg
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Fantastic album. Really potent lyrics combined with unique and interesting instrumentals that make it one her best works. Every song hits, and has something to say.
  4. K4RM4G3D0N_ki
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    She never disappoints, she is the clear reference to say "good thingz always takes time to come out", excellent lyrics and perfect sounds, please Fiona sit on my face
  5. Matteyo
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece, no less. Probably we're witnessing a new music genre being born.
  6. Lincolnsbeard
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    An incredible album, the sound of an artist further exploring the boundaries of their creative freedom. Perhaps she's even shattered them.
  7. sashafiona
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Fiona Apple finally made an album that is "the sound of somebody who has broken out a little bit. Who’s breaking the windows and the doors in order to get some air. Instead of the person who’s just walking into their own fog of their own perfume, smelling the same thing over and over again." The growth from her more iconic and relatable songs into a specific, personal piece makes me smileFiona Apple finally made an album that is "the sound of somebody who has broken out a little bit. Who’s breaking the windows and the doors in order to get some air. Instead of the person who’s just walking into their own fog of their own perfume, smelling the same thing over and over again." The growth from her more iconic and relatable songs into a specific, personal piece makes me smile during every song, no matter how rough the topic. I understand the movement from The Idler Wheel... to this, and the 8 years of growth explain the creativity and change embodied in this album. AND it shreds. Miss Apple I love your dolphin noises.… Expand
  8. NotAndrewPisano
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Entire record is phenomenal from start to finish. Extremely powerful performance.
  9. 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.
  10. HellMotel
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I have been a fan for years but frankly, this album is one of the best I have ever head. An absolute gem of an album by one of the greatest songwriters still living.
  11. flmdrs
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    puta que pariu você foi demais com essa letra você foi muito inteligente você foi perspicaz, você foi..olha, você foi demais, eu amei, simplesmente amei
  12. platemiy
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    I guess we have the best album of 20-s already in the beginning of decade, just mesmerizing
  13. 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
  14. Kylepdavis2000
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Just a beautiful album, she really said! You ready mouthed **** and gave of the album of the decade
  15. ZekeMorgan24
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing and iconic! This definitely will be an album remembered and discussed about for decades!
  16. vavavavaugusto
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    meu deus fiona vc se superou nesse, expressa a raiva e a insatisfação e ao mesmo tempo a neutralidade que eu sinto todos os dias muito obrigado pelo seu álbum
  17. cngomez
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    An amazing piece of art. The production here is what sets this album apart from her others, she really shines in her home studio, you can tell how comfortable she is singing these fierce, unabashed lyrics, using her voice as her strongest instrument. This album is so unique, authentic, and powerful. 10/10
  18. rosicrux
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    An incredible album - more instrumentally extravagant and groovier than Idler Wheel, while matching the same level of experimentation! Every lyric is perfect!
  19. GabrielVR
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa diosa
  20. brothercds
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    While jarring and sporadic, the atmosphere this album creates is intimate and utterly captivating. On every relisten I am still thoroughly enamored by this album's poetic and artistic prowess. This is absolutely a modern classic. Truly a 10/10.
  21. hotknife
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Truly breathtaking and unique. I cried, laughed, danced and cried again. Every song really captivates an universal feeling while telling a story in a beautiful stunning way. Just like only Fiona could.
  22. rselistre
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    Talvez o melhor álbum da Fiona, pela ousadia e originalidade. E definitivamente um marco para a música pop.
  23. HigorMartell
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Eu que tenho uma história realmente forte com o The Idler Wheel... (e aindo o considero o meu álbum favorito da vida), consigo compreender o porque esse é o álbum mais aclamado da cantora. O som é totalmente inventivo e diferente de qualquer coisa, a junção de percussão pesada e complexa com harmonias vocais de tirar o fôlego, piano jazzístico, sons inesperados e a típica e ótimaEu que tenho uma história realmente forte com o The Idler Wheel... (e aindo o considero o meu álbum favorito da vida), consigo compreender o porque esse é o álbum mais aclamado da cantora. O som é totalmente inventivo e diferente de qualquer coisa, a junção de percussão pesada e complexa com harmonias vocais de tirar o fôlego, piano jazzístico, sons inesperados e a típica e ótima liricidade da cantora formulam um álbum nota 10.… Expand
  24. Leahwun
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    I want you to love me, heavy balloon, cosmonauts, and ladies are the standouts. Spectacular. She has never disappointed me. Just praying she tours when it’s safe. I’m saving my $.
  25. Fionerdevdd
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Incredible, different than anything shes ever done and I'm so proud. Love you Fiona
  26. faionerer
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    After all this time, Fiona is still THE queen. Amazing songwriting and incredcible record.
  27. applerer
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Queen is what you can call her. This woman keeps on bring in it to the table.
  28. lafamosamaca
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Shameika is my jam and I don't even know who that is lmfao. Love you fionaaaaaa
  29. pleasa
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Shameika said she had potential and shameika was damn right, loved the record and love fiona.
  30. Jbark
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    One of the best lyricists in the game at her most sonically adventurous (and that’s an understatement). An earlier review argues that Fetch the Bolt Cutters lacks ‘any consistent melodies, hooks or instrumental convergences’. Give it more time. They’ll start finding you after the second or third listen - you need to let this one decant and open up - and before you know it, you’ll findOne of the best lyricists in the game at her most sonically adventurous (and that’s an understatement). An earlier review argues that Fetch the Bolt Cutters lacks ‘any consistent melodies, hooks or instrumental convergences’. Give it more time. They’ll start finding you after the second or third listen - you need to let this one decant and open up - and before you know it, you’ll find yourself singing on of the mantra-like phrasings throughout the album. The songs may sound unfinished or rough to an unfamiliar ear, but Apple has dressed them in the clippings of life, like old standards chanted around a campfire. It’s as present and evocative as anything I’ve heard in a long time. And the words, my god. She’s clearly been an insightful observer of humans and their eternal BS since childhood. Rarely do you find a musical genius who can also write such snappy damn lines. 10/10.… Expand
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Metascore
98

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  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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