Live from week five of lockdown remote recording, it’s Andrea and Niall on Episode 88 of the Nialler9 podcast.
We dissect Fiona Apple’s much-lauded and appraised fifth album Fetch The Bolt Cutters. It’s a dizzying , constantly zig-zagging and delightfully free of convention and very likely, one of the albums of the year.
Plus, tracks of the week from CMAT, Patricia Lalor, Jamie xx and it’s officially the worst summer ever.
Discussed:
News
Worst summer ever:
All summer concerts, events & mass gatherings of 5,000 or more banned until September
Reasons To Be Cheerful
Christine And The Queens covers Travis Scott.
Songs of the week
- CMAT – Another Day (KFC)
- Patricia Lalor – Sleep Talk
- Bishop Nehru, MF Doom – Meathead
- Jamie xx – idontknow
Album of the week
Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters
The long-awaited fifth album from the artist is getting perfect tens across the board. Is it really that good? We dive in.
Andrea’s Fiona Apple Essentials Playlist.
Fiona Apple New Yorker profile.
What’s Consuming You? (58:00)
Watching: Notorious (1946) / Parks And Recreation / El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie / Moomins
Reading: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Closing track: Malaki – Lucy McWilliams – Fair Play
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
