After recording the songs for this album in 2003, having it held up because the publisher wasn't happy with it, reworking the songs with a new producer, and then having the songs leaked to the internet, Fiona Apple's
Extraordinary Machine finally hits the shelves. No longer the teenager she was when she released her first album, Fiona's songs and music have matured along with her. She's added to her intelligent lyrics and sultry voice by adding the anguish and anger of her experiences to her songs. The album begins and ends with full orchestrated songs, but between them she's taken a more simplified sound emphasizing her voice and the directness of her songs to speak to the brain and the heart. RollingStone says, "Against all odds,
Extraordinary Machine lives up to its title as a testimony to its creator's resilience and flexibility. Apple hasn't compromised, as some of her fans have feared; instead she's turned her label's interference into inspiration."
Extraordinary Machine is also available as a DualDisc (CD on one side, DVD on the other -- see below to order). The DVD sides includes the entire album in Enhanced LPCM Stereo, brand-new videos for "Not About Love" and "Parting Gift" (live), live performances of 5 songs filmed at the club Largo in Los Angeles, including "Fast As You Can" and "Paper Bag", and behind-the-scenes footage
CD released October 4, 2005.
Articles, reviews, and interviews:
RollingStone review
St. Petersburg Times review
Detroit News review
Track List:
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)
Click here to buy music posters!
