Fiona Apple's Fetch The Bolt Cutters caused a definite ripple of delight when it was released earlier this year. It might have just been amongst the people I follow on Twitter, but it was definitely delight. Aside from the homemade instrumentation and overall sense of musical innovation, what felt most obvious was Apple's sense of rage. It seems wrong to describe her rage as 'tethered' on 'Heavy Balloon', but it would also be fair to say that it's not the most furious song on the album, and that it is one of the more understated pieces. This doesn't diminish the song, far from it, in fact the sense of seething rage barely contained is one of its strengths. It's a difficult piece, from a difficult album, but it certainly does stay with you.
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