Fiona Apple - "Every Single Night"

I was sure Fiona Apple's third album 'Extraordinary Machine' was untouchable and while I looked forward to her follow up - I didn't expect her to match it. Well, I was so wrong. The album is as impressive as the title is long. Known now as 'The Idler wheel' but the full title is 'The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do.' Her quirkiness, if anything, has increased over the years... and here is a great example "Every Single Night" or two examples if you count the video.

Fiona Apple - "Not About Love"

Fiona Apple wasn't the first young artist to be exploited by a record company.... with the video of her single "Criminal". She hit back by criticising the industry at an awards ceremony and suffered a backlash from the media. By the time she released her third album "Extraordinary Machine" in 2005 she was no longer the mainstream artist her label had probably hoped. Although she still sold truckloads of records, it was nowhere near her debut. Extraordinary Machine was leaked onto the internet before she reworked some tracks, changed the producer and finally officially released it a couple of years later. It is an album that is worth investing some time in.... the rewards are fruitful, both lyrically and musically. "Not About Love" is a good example of her state of mind at that time.