Fiona Apple's enveloping sophomore album focuses on piano-based pop suited to intimate jazz cabarets. String arrangements add a sense of turmoil to the vaudevillian waltz "On the Bound" and a glamorous touch to the torchy ballad "Love Ridden," while paper-thin percussion clatters like fading footsteps on "Get Gone." Apple uses her unmistakable voice—a dusky alto bursting with wisdom, drama, and pathos—to deliver a piercing emotional intelligence throughout these moody, layered songs.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

前兩張專輯《Tidal》和《When the Pawn…》接連獲得好評後，從紐約搬到洛杉磯的 Fiona Apple 繼續她的音樂創作，經過幾番波折，專輯《Extraordinary Machine》離錄音三年後才正式問世。在這張專輯的錄音過程中，製作人 Mike Elizondo 和 Brian Kehew 的加入，為 Fiona 的音樂創造了一種與前作不同的聲音：他們把 Fiona 的聲音變成了整張專輯的焦點。從《Get Him Back》中動感十足的鋼琴，到《O’ Sailor》中的憂鬱，再到充滿激情的《Window》，複雜的編曲使每首歌都更為豐富多彩。

Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart) is the critically acclaimed, Grammy winning alternative pop/piano rock singer-songwriter from New York City. She has released three studio albums, her second album When the Pawn… (1999) held the world record for longest album title until 2004 when Soulwax released their Most of the Remixes… album which contains 100 characters more.

"Get Him Back" is a song written by American singer Fiona Apple and produced by Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew for her third album Extraordinary Machine (2005). It was released as a promotional CD single only to triple-A radio as the album's fourth single on February 6, 2006.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple first released the song “Shameika” on her album Fetch the Bolt Cutters this past April. In it, she describes a girl at her grade school who helped her stand up to bullies and realize that she “had potential” when no one else believed her. Now, Apple has not only released a music video for “Shameika,” but has collaborated with the real-life Shameika Stepney on a new song, “Shameika Said.”
Stepney, who has been a rapper for over 30 years, spoke to Pitchfork about reuniting with Apple over the summer after the two were connected by their former teacher Linda Kunhardt. “It’s such a humbling thing,” Stepney said. “You can’t believe that someone would honor you like that. And it’s not just ‘Someone wrote a song about you.’ It’s ‘Shameika said I had potential.’”
When Stepney told Apple that she had kept up rapping since her school days, Apple suggested that she do a remix for the song. The pair ended up writing an entirely new track, which features a rap verse from Stepney and a sung verse and hook from Apple.
Stepney also collaborated with Apple on the animated music video for “Shameika,” where she provides a spoken intro: “Take a moment, take a moment, take a moment.”
She also alluded to future collaborations with Apple in her Pitchfork profile, saying that the two of them have kept up frequent communication since remotely recording “Shameika Said” together. “We’re never gonna be apart again,” Stepney said. “We’re like connected spiritually.”

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and poet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee and one-time winner, her albums have reached the top five on the U.S. chart in four consecutive decades.