dude. But “Criminal” was the clear breakout moment: the percussive clatter, the accelerated pace amid Tidal’s myriad unearthly ballads, and the thrilling cliff dive of the song’s bridge when she howls, “What would an angel say? / The devil wants to know.” But “Criminal” the phenomenal song had to constantly contend with “Criminal” the controversial video, and Fiona Apple the songwriter had to constantly contend with Fiona Apple the blunt and unfiltered interview subject who’d tell you the truth if you asked her.
