Five years ago today (4/17/00), Fiona Apple released her fifth studio album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, right in the height of the COVID-19 lockdown. Pitchfork gave it a rare perfect 10.0, calling it a “masterpiece of strange, exceptional intensity.” It topped many year-end lists and won Best Alternative Music Album at the Grammys and has been considered one of the most complete artistic statements of the decade. Watch Apple perform the title track live…
