On her best day, it can be challenging to listen to Apple's music, but she really does have some great songs. And at the very least, she is original each and every time.
Even in her own body of work, her albums aren't like the others. Her output also isn't tremendous. Still it looks like she's about to release a new disk.
The lead off song is "Pretrial". It is a form of protest song.
Apple sings about a single mother who can’t afford to post bail; by the time her case is dropped, she has lost her home and her family. Her voice is bitterly sympathetic; the video adds stark statistics.
It is no secret that the justice system is inherently skewed to be disadvantageous to minorities (race and gender) and the less affluent.
Musically, the song is built on - and consists mainly of - percussion. Other instrumentation doesn't appear until almost 90 seconds in and even then, it is mostly percussion.
It will never get played on the radio, and that's kind of a shame considering how so many songs kind of blend into one another. "Pretrial" stands out in many ways.
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