Fiona Apple Covers Idaho State Tune for This American Life: Hear

Fiona Apple contributed a model of the Idaho State track for a Could 26 installment of NPR’s This American Life, Stereogum factors out. The episode, titled “Jane Doe,” chronicles a 19-year-old intern on the Idaho state legislature, who suffered repercussions after accusing state Consultant Aaron von Ehlinger of raping her in 2021. Apple’s rendition of “Right here We Have Idaho” performs on the finish of Act Two, across the 1:00:52 mark within the full stream. Discover it here.

Apple recorded her cowl of “Right here We Have Idaho” with Amy Wooden on drums and percussion, John Would on tremolo guitar, David Garza manning acoustic and electrical guitar, piano, and backing vocals, and Sabastian Steinberg on bass, electrical autoharp, and extra vocals. The track was engineered by Would, Wooden, and Apple, and combined and mastered by Would.

After releasing her long-awaited fifth album Fetch the Bolt Cutters in 2020, Apple has largely launched one-off tracks and covers. She penned songs for the animated comedy sequence Central Park and recorded her interpretation of Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More.” She additionally composed a brand new track known as “Where the Shadows Lie” for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy sequence, and scored and narrated a short film for the National Courtwatch Network.

In recent times, Apple has additionally collaborated with Watkins Family Hour on their 2022 cowl of the nation customary “(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You.” She additionally recorded on Bob Dylan’s 2020 LP Rough and Rowdy Ways.