No Longer Lying Limp in LA

We've been slogging along trying to get the skinny on Fiona Apple's upcoming album, and now, thanks to the March issue of SPIN, here it is: The album is titled, for now, Extraordinary Machine and due later this year with producer Jon Brion. Fiona's been reading a lot, according to the article, and it shows through in the songs. Fiona told SPIN: "There's a song called 'Better Version of Me' that is jam-packed with stuff word-and-phrase from word-and-phrase origin books, another called 'Red, Red, Red' is inspired by a book about optical illusions." Apple also has what she calls a "you-hurt-me-ballad" called "Oh Well." More when we know.