When The Pawn - Fiona Apple

A friend who shared similar musical tastes recommended me this artist. Thinking I had nothing to lose (other than a few pounds!) I purchased her latest album. It was a decision I am very pleased to have made. When the Pawn... is the long awaited album from Fiona Apple, which follows up from her debut album 'Tidal', released back in 1996. Although doing well in the United States, Fiona Apple is the type of singer still overshadowed in this country in support of today's hugely popular boy band and pop culture. This is a great shame considering how talented she is. Fiona Apple has a remarkable gift for writing songs that are not ...  Read the complete review

She’s back with a new album. The first thing I noticed about this was that she has some more upbeat songs on this album and generally a jazzier sound. “Fast as you can” is a good example of this and was a good choice for her first single. It was Sara Cox’s record of the week on Radio 1. “Limp” and “Paper Bag” are also excellent upbeat songs. “Love Ridden” is a gorgeous mellow track and so is “I Know” which is a brilliant ending to the album. When the Pawn surpasses her excellent debut album and guarantees that she becomes more than a one album wonder. I look forward to her future releases. ...  Read the complete review

The angst-ridden one is back, and this time she's released one hell of an album. When the Pawn... is one of those albums that you either love or you hate and I personally love this album, even though the most upbeat miss apple gets is fast as you can there isn't one bad song on here and in todays crazy music world thats quite an accomplishment. But people will ignore this woman in favour of the more Pop acts so she still isn't getting much exposure in this country. But to not listen to this album is a big mistake because even though she doesn't sing the usual upbeat cheery songs, she still manages to place each song in your memory. ...  Read the complete review