Fiona Apple - Tidal

Classic and classy American singer-songwriter, who is not well known in the UK. She has a reputation in some quarters for being slightly loopy, but I think that's the image she is aiming for. That, and "heroin chic" - so, probably not family-friendly.

It's rare to see an album of music entirely written by the performer, but Apple wrote this one well. Every song is a gem and while the first song (of which there are ten) wasn't meant for piano, the remaining songs featured it as the primary instrument. This means it sounds just like an acoustic version of the CD.The only drawback is how the lyrics are usually incorporated into the piano part (not done by Apple) forcing the original piano score to be simplified somewhat.Bring on 'When the Pawn...'!