The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Se…
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The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, frequently abridged as The Idler Wheel..., is the fourth studio album by Fiona Apple. Like her second album When the Pawn..., its title derives from a poem written by Apple herself. It was released in the UK on June 18, 2012 and in the US on June 19 by Epic Records. The album debut…

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Released
June 15th, 2012
Type
Album
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Epic

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AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
5/5 stars
The A.V. Club (Genevieve Koski – June 19, 2012)A
Entertainment Weekly (Melissa Maerz – June 14, 2012)A
The Guardian (Dave Simpson – December 20, 2012)
4/5 stars
Los Angeles Times (Randall Roberts – June 19, 2012)
4/5 stars
MSN Music (Robert Christgau – July 24, 2012)A−
NME (Priya Elan – June 18, 2012)8/10
Pitchfork (Ryan Dombal – June 18, 2012)9.0/10
Rolling Stone (Jody Rosen – June 19, 2012)
3.5/5 stars
Spin (Jessica Hopper – June 18, 2012)8/10
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Last updated: January 30th, 2013

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