It’s been a while since we’ve seen or heard from Fiona Apple. Of course, this is most likely because of the multiple legal battles with Sir Paul McCartney, the ghost of René Magritte, and that apple-eating pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean, in which she’s been embroiled for the past seven years concerning her rights to, variously, eat apples, take press photos with apples, and have Apple as a last name. They’ve kept her pretty busy since 2005’s Jon Brion-augmented Extraordinary Machine. But now that Steve Jobs has passed on and Paul’s busy lobbying to replace that Mac computer start-up tone with a new track of his called “Wild Honey Pie, 800% Faster,” the least consequential of all of the humble apple’s would-be masters and commanders has told all her FB friends that she is thinking of sneaking out for a couple of red-delicious shows this march, including Pitchfork’s “Best New SXSW Showcase” on March 15 in Austin, Texas.
Hmm… tourdates? Festival showcases?? Could this mean that Fiona’s elusive 4th LP is finally coming out this year?!? Well, probably. But since the last time we were told to expect her new album soon was an embarrassingly long time ago, I’m just going to keep my mouth shut about that this time so that when I’m linked-to in some future story, I don’t look like a fool. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 24, at noon, because noon is the most popular apple-eating hour of the day.
Fiona Apple 2012:
03.19.12 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
03.21.12 - Washington, DC - TBA
03.23.12 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03.24.12 - Atlantic City, NJ - TBA
03.26.12 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03.27.12 - Boston, MA - Royale Boston
• Fiona Apple: http://www.fiona-apple.com
• Epic: http://www.epicrecords.com
