Taylor Swift - Midnights

[JeremySpears]

^ Already a historic album!

[Marchum]

And there it is!

holy shit

[JeremySpears]

LEGEEEEEEEND

[Yoshie]

LEGEEEEEEEND

Plot twist: She planned it all.

That clever, clever fox.

[spiritboy]

Taylor acting like she's surprised is a kii

[luckyONE]

Absolutely loving "Paris" atm.

[JeremySpears]

Taylor acting like she's surprised is a kii

You know she had that tweet in the drafts for a week now

[spiritboy]

You know she had that tweet in the drafts for a week now

She probably readied it the moment she saw those predictions

Well done to her though, I'd rather Taylor have this record than Drake or any other rapper tbh.

[westhammer]

Bigger Than the Whole Sky is devastating me atm.

Apparently it’s about a miscarriage - unsure if it’s autobiographical

[theMathematician]

Apparently it’s about a miscarriage - unsure if it’s autobiographical

I feel like Taylor Swift is the traditional type of person to marry first, then have children, so if it's biographical, it's rather about someone in her environment than she herself.

[westhammer]

I feel like Taylor Swift is the traditional type of person to marry first, then have children, so if it's autobiographical, it's rather about someone in her environment than she herself.

You have no basis for any of those assumptions.

Its not autobiographical if it’s about someone else, even if it’s someone she knows

[greek_boy]

She probably readied it the moment she saw those predictions

Well done to her though, I'd rather Taylor have this record than Drake or any other rapper tbh.

Same! So glad she broke those records!

[wowsignal14]

Bigger Than the Whole Sky is devastating me atm.

Apparently it’s about a miscarriage - unsure if it’s autobiographical

it's supposedly about her friend claire's miscarriage

[BehindBreakaway]

It's such a strong album. She's killing it at the moment.

[JimJim]

As I've spent more time with the main album (sans 3am tracks) I feel this is an alright album, but there aren't as many tracks I love as Red, 1989, Rep or Folklore. This one is probably on a similar level to 'Evermore' for me.

Rankings for now...

Great
Anti-Hero
You're On Your Own, Kid

Good
Lavender Haze
Snow On The Beach
Question...?
Vigilante Sh*t
Karma

Ok
Maroon
Sweet Nothing
Mastermind

Meh
Midnight Rain
Bejewelled
Labyrinth


I'll have to digest the 3am tracks a bit more. 'Bigger Than The Whole Sky' is very sad - I definitely get the vibe it's about miscarriage, but not specifically hers. There's often an assumption in Taylor's music that first-person songs must be autobiographical, which is of course not true.

[theMathematician]

Meh
Midnight Rain
[... ]
Labyrinth

I feel like those two have got potential, but it wasn't executed properly until the very end. Midnight Rain feels a bit too short. After that final c-part, I feel like the song would've needed another chorus. Labyrinth could've profitted from a sound switch during the final choruses. When the distorted vocals set it, I hoped for some eurodance or hip hop beats to spice it up, but it basically stays within its sound cloud until the end.

[JeremySpears]

AAAAAAHHHH my signed vinyl is here and I got a heart!! A heart!! AAAHH I choose to believe she knew this one was for me

[BehindBreakaway]

My fav today is you're on your own, kid

[JeremySpears]

"Hits Different" appreciation post from Taylor:



She really said "you wanna listen to this? Buy the CD bitch"

[Tansike]

Honestly, I think this might become my favorite Taylor album

[InFamous]

Honestly, I think this might become my favorite Taylor album

It's def as good as 1989 without having that awful Shake it off to skip. It's such a grower.. I hated Questions but when that beat drops half way thru its irresistible.

[oasisbobo]

I'm really enjoying this album

[BehindBreakaway]

It's def as good as 1989 without having that awful Shake it off to skip. It's such a grower.. I hated Questions but when that beat drops half way thru its irresistible.

I don't hate hate shake it off. I just find it so overplayed. I don't remember the last time I listened to it.

[JeremySpears]

Somebody needs to tell blondie that we need Hits Different on streaming and the 3am tracks on CD/vinyl. What’s not clickin??

[theMathematician]

She really said "you wanna listen to this? Buy the CD bitch"

Rightfully so !