Taylor Swift - Midnights (new album out Oct. 21)

[octophone]

Swifties are convinced that Speak Now is the next re-recording based on the Bejeweled video.

I have very mixed feelings about the constant easter eggs. On the one hand, it's a sign of someone who can put fun and creativity into even the dullest parts of the process, on the other, this kind of stuff attracts nutters and it's only a matter of time before someone comes to the conclusion that these messages are personal to them and then it's dangerous.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Also: it's a purple album.

 

[Sheena]

current best to worst, with the caveat that various songs are growing on me immensely with each play - today it's Labyrinth and Karma

11 Maroon
10 Anti-Hero
10 You're on Your Own, Kid
09 Labyrinth
08.5 Mastermind
08.5 Bejeweled
08.5 Karma
08 Snow on the Beach
08 Sweet Nothing
07.5 Midnight Rain
07 Lavender Haze
06.5 Vigilante Shit
06 Question...?

Lavender Haze is such a weird non-event of an opening track. Sweet Nothing is just lovely.

Now, where was that post you called me out for about everyone losing their shit in 5 plays' time?

 

[Iguana]

Well, I have become obsessed with Midnight Rain.

 

[POP!]

Well, I have become obsessed with Midnight Rain.

It's amazing, love the haunting outro.

I never think of him
Except on midnights like this... *glamorously exhales cigarette smoke*

 

[Diddy]

I don’t know what people are saying “Swifties”

It’s SWIFFERS

 

[octophone]

I considers Swifties and Swiffers to be two separate groups. Swiffers are the more desirable of the groups, the one to whom you can say "I mean, there are a few duffers on 'Reputation', no?" and not have your eyes gouged out.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Where Swifties & Swiffers unite though is the fact that Speak Now is a purple album.
@Iguana

 

[Jark]

I'm such a sucker for a lullaby and I'm so into Sweet Nothing right now. stripped of many of Jack's more prominent production tics, all focus on her voice (not drenched in reverb)... it's beautiful. upgrading to a 9.

 

[jivafox]

I find that I keep skipping Lavender Haze so the album officially starts with Maroon for me.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I find that I keep skipping Lavender Haze so the album officially starts with Maroon for me.

A lot of her album openers are shite.

Hello I forgot that you existed

That farty backing track ugh

 

[Jark]

Lavender Haze is not bad in the IFYE sense. it's just... a non event.

I need to reshuffle and work in a couple of the 3am tracks to make my own superior tracklist

 

[Jark]

she's really not in good voice here



i'm not convinced I need to see Taylor live

 

[joanne]

08 Lavender Haze
08 Maroon
08 Anti-Hero
08 Snow on the Beach
09 You're on Your Own, Kid
05 Midnight Rain featuring James Charles
09 Question...?
08 Vigilante Shit
05 Bejeweled
05 Labyrinth
07 Karma
07 Sweet Nothing
07 Mastermind

08 The Great War
07 Bigger Than the Whole Sky
08 Paris
08 High Infidelity
07 Glitch
09 Would've Could've Should've
07 Dear Reader

08 Hits Different

95 evermore
93 folklore
90 Red TV
89 reputation
88 1989
80 Lover
74 Midnights
70 Fearless TV
67 Speak Now
61 Taylor Swift

 

[Diddy]

Have you changed your colour scheme @joanne ?

 

[joanne]

yes.

 

[Diddy]

I hope we aren’t supposed to change the traffic light colours

 

[octophone]

Midnights is falling neatly into her catalogue for me. I find it on an equal footing to most of her work from Red onwards. But I'll always be waiting for the next folklore/evermore, I expect.

 

[Pipo]

featuring James Charles

SCREAMING

 

[Jark]

Midnights (Taylor's Version) (The Jarkette Edit)

01 Anti-Hero
02 Maroon
03 Snow On the Beach
04 Would've Could've Should've
05 You're On Your Own, Kid
06 Midnight Rain
07 Bejeweled
08 Labyrinth
09 Sweet Nothing
10 Karma
11 Mastermind
12 Hits Different
13 Bigger Than the Whole Sky

now we have a great album.

 

[Iguana]

@Jark 10/10 for keeping Midnight Rain in

I think I'd just swap out Sweet Nothing for Glitch and I'd be very happy with that tracklist.

 

[GNL]

This callous attack on the swiffer community

 

[Tisch]

This callous attack on the swiffer community

I saw that earlier and couldn't tell if
A) that was the real sound they were listening to or if someone had doctored it
B) the one on the right was Sara Cox

 

[LTZ]

I honestly love this album so much .. and I’ve only ever been a casual listener . This somehow touched a nerve that hasn’t been touched since Magic Still Exists

 

[dUb]

 

[dUb]

YAS MUNA

 

[Jark]

great support acts. still unconvinced I want to see Taylor in a stadium (I think an intimate show would be much more up my street) but I may take out a mortgage to see her in Europe.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Omg I had that idea for Madonna and Taylor stole it !!!!1

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Also “eras” is kind of stretching it visually and musically for her but I don’t want to risk the wrath of Swiffers

 

[Iguana]

Also “eras” is kind of stretching it visually and musically for her but I don’t want to risk the wrath of Swiffers

Don't you pronounce 'eras' the same way as 'errors' in American? @RJN @POP! to confirm

Taylor Swift: ERRORS

 

[Cerro de Casa]

My idea for MADONNA was Finally Enough LOVE : Tour

SEGMENT 1: 80s
SEGMENT 2: 90s
SEGMENT 3: 00s
SEGMENT 4: 10s & 20s (won't be on until gone midnight and the songs from that era are shit anyway so people can go get the last bus/tube home etc.)

 

[Iguana]

My idea for MADONNA was Finally Enough LOVE : Tour

SEGMENT 1: 80s
SEGMENT 2: 90s
SEGMENT 3: 00s
SEGMENT 4: 10s & 20s (won't be on until gone midnight and the songs from that era are shit anyway so people can go get the last bus/tube home etc.)

End on a high

 

[Iguana]

You just KNOW segment 3 would be all Candy Shop and no Paradise (Not For Me).

 

[RJN]

Don't you pronounce 'eras' the same way as 'errors' in American? @RJN @POP to confirm

Taylor Swift: ERRORS

They sound different in my accent, at least to me

 

[Iguana]

They sound different in my accent, at least to me

 

[Pipo]

My idea for MADONNA was Finally Enough LOVE : Tour

SEGMENT 1: 80s
SEGMENT 2: 90s
SEGMENT 3: 00s
SEGMENT 4: 10s & 20s (won't be on until gone midnight and the songs from that era are shit anyway so people can go get the last bus/tube home etc.)

omg honey no, the concept is fire but she would have to do it the OTHER way around so people can leave late! *opens with Bday Song/Medellin mash up and ends the show with Like A Prayer/Open your heart/Lucky star medley to end everyone*

 

[LTZ]

It’s all about The Great War tonight.
I REALLY love this album

 

[joanne]

the album is slowly growing on me as i had expected. The Great War and Would've Could've Should've are my fave bonus tracks from her after right where you left me.

 

[octophone]

Yeah, some of the tracks take a few listens to really unlock - Maroon took a few for me, as did Mastermind.

I;ve only heard the bonus tracks once, I'll revisit them over the weekend, I think.

 

[Sheena]

I'm three plays in and currently it's been washing over me, but unlike CERTAIN POSTERS, that isn't enough to make me dismiss it yet.