{"id":785,"date":"2024-10-02T18:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arouseosu.com\/home\/?p=785"},"modified":"2024-10-15T12:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T16:00:55","slug":"something-way-worse-when-the-pawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arouseosu.com\/home\/index.php\/2024\/10\/02\/something-way-worse-when-the-pawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Way Worse: When The Pawn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Fiona Apple<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Album:<\/strong> When The Pawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s <em>Something Way Worse<\/em> introduces new listeners to Fiona Apple. If you\u2019ve listened to her before, congratulations, you\u2019re ahead of the game. I\u2019ve always been aware of Fiona Apple; her memorable name tends to stick in your mind. But I\u2019ve never <em>truly <\/em>listened to her music until this year. When I first heard \u201cPaper Bag\u201d on a walk across campus, I was enamored. I don\u2019t typically give myself time and space to sit and listen to an album, but once I listened to that first song, I felt the need to immerse myself in Apple\u2019s music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her no-skip album, <em>When The Pawn<\/em>, captivated me with its lush instrumentation and piercing lyrics. Her haunting voice floats over classic and jazzy pianos and percussion. The lyrics do more than move you. They are relatable and human on a deep level, speaking to anyone who has ever hoped for a relationship. The nuances of the emotions experienced when a person falls in and out of love are all written and performed to perfection throughout this album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple leaves no secrets with this album. She outlines the difficulty of maintaining a romantic relationship while handling her own emotional instability. She lays plain the conflict and forgiveness and hope wrapped up in a failing relationship. <em>When The Pawn<\/em> takes a compelling snapshot of Fiona\u2019s self-image. It encapsulates how exhausting it can be to fight with someone or something you love, and how confusing it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Destruction paves the way for this album\u2019s jaunty melodies to shine. With hints of a Broadway-esque jaunt, Apple begs and pleads with the listener to understand. She knows that she can\u2019t handle a relationship. She opens the album screaming for someone to give her comfort and companionship, but it\u2019s clear that the object of her affection needs anything but her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In \u201cA Mistake\u201d Apple outlines her appetite for self-destruction over funky percussion and psychedelic synths. In \u201cFast as You Can,\u201d Apple reaffirms this destructive nature in a fast-paced song led by quick piano and her own foreboding lyrics. Apple, \u201cFast As You Can\u201d notes, feels more at home with a love life full of conflict than she does in a calm, stable relationship. She will only meet the comfort of a healthy relationship with her own corrupting influence. By the end of the album, Apple sings \u201cGet Gone,\u201d a song who\u2019s brushed-off percussion and bouncy piano highlight the confrontational choruses that solidify Apple\u2019s position as independent. She meets the sudden end to \u201cGet Gone\u201d with a ballad, \u201cI Know,\u201d a somber conclusion to this whirlwind of emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an album, <em>When The Pawn<\/em> can connect locked in conflict with those they love \u2013 or even themselves. The confusion and hope and regret Apple evokes in this album reach dizzying emotional heights, making it a place of comfort for anyone who feels like they\u2019re stuck losing battle. This album has been there for me on dark days and desperate times, and I am so glad I gave it a chance when I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist: Fiona Apple Album: When The Pawn This week\u2019s Something Way Worse introduces new listeners to Fiona Apple. If you\u2019ve listened to her before, congratulations, you\u2019re ahead of the game. I\u2019ve always been aware of Fiona Apple; her memorable name tends to stick in your mind. 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