Fiona Apple is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist born in New York City, rewriting the rules since her debut Tidal (1996). Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020) won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, and When the Pawn... (1999) still sounds fearless — start at either end. Dig into Fiona Apple vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart was born in New York City on September 13, 1977. Her parents are actor Brandon Maggart and singer Diane McAfee. She signed with Clean Slate/Work Records (a Sony subsidiary) and released her debut Tidal in 1996, which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single Criminal. Her sophomore album When the Pawn... (officially titled with a 444-word title beginning When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King) extended her critical reputation. After the protracted production and release dispute around Extraordinary Machine (2005), she has continued releasing material on her own preferred timeline. Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020) earned widespread critical acclaim and won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2021.
Fiona Apple's sound combines alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, jazz pop, and singer-songwriter with her distinctive piano work, contralto vocal delivery, and elaborate orchestral and percussion arrangements. Her work has been a defining contribution to American singer-songwriter and alternative pop across multiple decades.
Epic pressings of the Fiona Apple catalog have been issued in standard, color variant, and anniversary editions. Multiple anniversary editions of Tidal and When the Pawn... have been released.
Listeners new to Fiona Apple typically start with Tidal (1996) or Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020).
