Fiona Apple Shares 1st New Song In 5 Years ‘Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)’

Fiona Apple shared a new song entitled “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home).” The song and its accompanying video were inspired by Apple’s courtwatching work supporting women facing pretrial detention due to their inability to make bail.

The original song is Apple’s first new music since her fifth album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, was released in 2020.

A website was also launched along with the new track. According to the Let Her Go Home site:

On any given day, 190,600 women and girls are incarcerated in the United States. Over 60,000 women are detained pretrial, presumed innocent, caged in US jails simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. Their average yearly income is just $11,000. Over 66% are mothers with minor children.

For over two years, Fiona Apple observed thousands of court hearings as a court watcher for Courtwatch PG. She saw so many people get caged away simply because they could not afford the bail. Pretrial. Presumed innocent.

All across the country, women who experienced pretrial detention shared thousands of images of who they are and were outside of jail. And their families.

This song is a story about collective hurt. But also hope that we will end the pain of pretrial.

Apple has advocated for courtwatching and cash bail reform for many years, recording a video for Courtwatch PG back in 2022. She wrote music and narrated a 2023 video for the National Courtwatch Network.

The video accompanying “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)” depicts images of women who faced pretrial detention after failing to make bail. Watch the compelling video below: