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Update:

Originally Posted by fionaapple.org

A second third album?
The June 24th/July 1st "Must List" issue of Entertainment Weekly brings a surprising bit of news.

On page 101, Fiona is listed at #83 on the Must List, titled "Buried Treasure: Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Music Machine":

Mustworthiness: The album boasts an intriguingly bizarro backstory: Fans accused Epic of shelving Apple's avant-pop third effort in 2004 because there was no obvious single, prompting a passionate 'Free Fiona' campaign. Insiders, however, claimed Apple, 27, was unhappy with producer Jon Brion's handiwork and bailed on delivering the goods. In the meantime, the unreleased Machine has Exxon Valdezed all over the Net and got some radio play.
Prime Cuts: The cabaret-style title track and the exquisitely bouncy "Better Version of Me."
Next: Apple is starting a second third album with producer Brian Kehew (Moog Cookbook). Electro-Apple? Now that's extraordinary.

Originally Posted by freefiona.org

6/26/05 MTV.com reports, "With her third album, Extraordinary Machine, collecting dust on some shelf in the basement of Epic's headquarters, and on the iPod of anyone with even a working knowledge of computers, Fiona Apple's starting anew, and hoping the second time's the charm. According to an Epic spokesperson, Apple's taking another stab at her third disc, and has been working with Brian Kehew (Moog Cookbook). No word yet on when — if ever — this one might surface." Also, Blender magazine promises a piece on the Fiona Apple situation. Look for it in the next issue!

Err. I'm baffled.