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Fiona Apple Reveals New Album Track Listing

'The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw . . .' out June 26th

April 3, 2012 8:35 AM ET
Fiona Apple
'The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do'

Fiona Apple revealed to her fans on Facebook yesterday that her fourth album, The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do, will be released on June 26th. The songwriter shared the cover art for the album and its full track listing, which is as follows:

"Every Single Night"
"Daredevil"
"Valentine"
"Jonathan"
"Left Alone"
"Werewolf"
"Periphery"
"Regret"
"Anything We Want"
"Hot Knife"

Apple has not revealed details of who produced the record, or what song will be selected as a lead single. The singer has been performing three of these songs – "Anything We Want," "Valentine" and "Every Single Night" - regularly on her recent tour of small clubs.  You can watch video of Apple and her band playing "Anything We Want" at the SXSW festival below.

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