Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine

P.S This is an album review. (Woohoo...my 1st album review!)

Fiona Apple's newest album Extradordinary Machine is her 3rd album and it is sort of a miracle her album got realeased. Her record label was worried that her music is too 'uncommercial' and not 'marketable' or 'single-like' enough. In addition to that, her songs leaked on the net. However, her fans made sure her new album was going to be released via 'Free Fiona' to release her album Extradordinary Machine. Thus, her album was finally released last year.

This album comprises of 12 songs:
1. Extraordinary Machine
2. Get Him Back
3. O' Sailor
4. Better Version Of Me
5. Tymps (The Sick In The Head Song)
6. Parting Gift
7. Window
8. Oh Well
9. Please Please Please
10. Red Red Red
11. Not About Love
12. Waltz (Better Than Fine)

This is a very good album from Fiona Apple. In comparison with her previous 2 albums, this album is definitely less melancholic. This album is apparently more 'Fiona' as her producer (something Bryant) didn't work with her on this album.

What i really enjoy about Fiona Apple is that she is a non-conformist, hence her music. It isn't your everyday bubble gum pop or the commercial pop sort. It's different and you can hear this in all of her songs. The melodies are different, the beats are different and her lyrics are different. However, I would like to fore-warn, her music is only for those who enjoy something different as the commercial pop-culture lovers might not understand her music. Nevertheless, this album is a good effort; a good marriage between emotional, intelligent lyrics and queer beats & melodies. I quite enjoy this album and i love the songs Extraordinary Machine(she was writing this about herself), O'Sailor, Tymps(this tune is really catchy) and Please Please Please(a critique towards today's society which want people to conform and make similar music)

Fiona Apple is a very intelligent person who writes well and manages to display her emotion via lyrics. The main theme of this album is love and this album examines the way couple's work eg. how they compliment each other, arguments etc. Read the lyrics and you will understand a whole lot about how her mind works and how she portrays a lot of situations through her perspective. I love the fact that she hits a chord and when you listen to her lyrics, you get a lightbulb moment(awakening, enlightening & so forth). For instance, i especially love this line from the song Please Please Please:

Please please please

No apologies

At best they buy you time

Until you next step out of line

More amazingly, she can put all these lyrics into melodies that are Unique(and that with a capital U). She stays true to herself and her music and it's undeniable, that Fiona Apple is a talented not so conventional femme fatalé. That said, if you're looking for music that makes you think, listen to this album. If you are looking for something different, listen to this album. If you are bored with commercial music, LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM!