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

thought the plane was going down
how'd you turn it right around


Labyrinth is just soooo good and Sweet Nothing is such a lovely tonic. the album ends really strongly.
 
What a remarkable array of distinct and thoroughly memorable LEWKS



The ringmaster and her MISERABLE Reputation reinvention doing some really heavy lifting.
 
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Okay the Fearless and 1989 lewks are iconic. The others - not so much.
 
You're on Your Own, Kid is wonderful

I hosted parties
and starved my body
like I'd be saved by a perfect kiss
the jokes weren't funny
I took the money
my friends from home don't know what to say
I looked around
in a blood soaked gown
and I saw something they can't take away


the way this closing verse builds and builds reminds me of Cardigan quite a LOT. and the droning synths are mildly giving 400 Lux by Lorde. NEW FAVE!
YES this just clicked with me now, love the building up !
 
love love LOVING this album right now. it's so easy to put on and luxuriate into. finally got into Karma properly. Bejewelled, Labyrinth, Mastermind - the second half runs smoother than the first and is full of fantastic songs.
 
I’m… not really feeling it

There are a few songs that made me prick my ears after evermore, but I realised I might not really like her voice. She doesn’t seem to challenge her vocals much, so it sounds a bit disinterested

(Apart from that one where she’s really high pitched which is a choice)
 
"Labyrinth" is the latest grower for me. The verses remind me of "Dreams" by The Cranberries.

Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out...
I'll be getting over you my whole life
 
THE BURGUNDY ON MY T-SHIRT WHEN YOU SPLASHED YOUR WINE INTO ME AND HOW THE BLOOD RUSHED INTO MY CHEEKS SO SCARLET IT WAS THE MARK THEY SAW ON MY COLLARBONE THE RUST THAT GREW BETWEEN TELEPHONES THE LIPS I USED TO CALL HOME SO SCARLET IT WAS..... MAROON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I've decided that I really like how subtle and slow-building the album is. It's as if she's actually made it for the vinyl which means you can start with something as amorphous as Lavender Haze and then go into the stripped back darkness of Maroon before launching into the first certifiable one-listen-and-it's-already-a-banger of the album.
 
THE BURGUNDY ON MY T-SHIRT WHEN YOU SPLASHED YOUR WINE INTO ME AND HOW THE BLOOD RUSHED INTO MY CHEEKS SO SCARLET IT WAS THE MARK THEY SAW ON MY COLLARBONE THE RUST THAT GREW BETWEEN TELEPHONES THE LIPS I USED TO CALL HOME SO SCARLET IT WAS..... MAROON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Taylor allowing a collaborator to be audible on the track? What is happening?
 
two weeks update!

08 Lavender Haze =
11 Maroon +3
10 Anti-Hero +2
09 Snow on the Beach +1
10 You're on Your Own, Kid +1
08 Midnight Rain featuring James Charles +3
09 Question...? =
08 Vigilante Shit =
07 Bejeweled +2
06 Labyrinth +1
08 Karma +1
07 Sweet Nothing =
08 Mastermind +1

10 The Great War +2
07 Bigger Than the Whole Sky =
07 Paris -1
07 High Infidelity -1
07 Glitch =
09 Would've Could've Should've =
08 Dear Reader +1

09 Hits Different +1

95 evermore
93 folklore
90 Red TV
89 reputation
88 1989
82 Midnights +8
80 Lover
70 Fearless TV
67 Speak Now
61 Taylor Swift

she's coming for 1989's wig i fear.
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I love Bejeweled so much. it's completely rock solid, definitely her best "glitter gel pen" song in a long while. I actually think it might be better than Gorgeous (and I love Gawjusss) :disco:
 

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