Cruel Summer Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 These may not be “vault tracks” as we know them, but I do think it’s entirely possible that she occasionally writes a song and upon reviewing it, intentionally puts it away for a later project where it fits better. When she pulls it back out because she has a spark of inspiration for a full album that fits it, she can always do some rewriting and tweaking so it feels fresh. I’ve had a pet theory that she’s doing that behind the scenes for TS13 and I wouldn’t be surprised if some songs for this kind of concept go through that kind of life cycle as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspurr Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) My theory is that she was writing fake vault tracks for Speak Now and 1989 rerecordings and realized the **** was in different areas and too good to be demoted to the vault status. Edited August 29, 2022 by Jaspurr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klein Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 My opinion is that going into the re-recordings just made her relive some of her past experiences and she decided to write songs about them in a retrospective way. I don't think the songs are vault tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fama Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 12 hours ago, PopA911 said: OMG I AM UNWELL I JUST WOKE UP @FamaWE WERE RIGHT SIS WE JUST MISSED IT BY TWO DAYS We were Once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_13 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 42 minutes ago, By the Water said: She may have gotten inspiration for these tracks while re-recording but these are not gonna be vault tracks She's obviously still going through with them so she'll need those in the future. Unless you think these are Lover rejects I think Lover only had two songs shelved if I remember right. They were called "Need" and "All of the Girls". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I'm excited for this! The folklore things and Taylor Versions were getting old but a fresh new album - damn serve it mama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boysdontcry Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I really do not like the album cover. The actual photo itself is cool & would make a good cover, but the text and border is just not it. I felt like Taylor & the fans were under this consensus she was doing textless album covers for all the albums she owns & this ruins that. I also feel a little bit thrown off. I was personally in a Taylor's Version era at the moment. And Taylor releasing two 1989 TV singles, it felt like that's the album we would be getting next. I wish she could be a bit more transparent about what's going on with the re-records. However, I am excited for new Taylor music. This year has felt a little dry in terms of album releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
americanlife Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Honestly I feel really underwhelmed by this announcement. I'm always so excited for any new Taylor releases, and I am excited, but it feels different this time. Releasing a new album in the middle of this weird Taylor's Version rollout doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruel Summer Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, Boysdontcry said: I really do not like the album cover. The actual photo itself is cool & would make a good cover, but the text and border is just not it. I felt like Taylor & the fans were under this consensus she was doing textless album covers for all the albums she owns & this ruins that. I also feel a little bit thrown off. I was personally in a Taylor's Version era at the moment. And Taylor releasing two 1989 TV singles, it felt like that's the album we would be getting next. I wish she could be a bit more transparent about what's going on with the re-records. However, I am excited for new Taylor music. This year has felt a little dry in terms of album releases. To be fair, the very first album she released under her own ownership had text on the cover - the textless thing only started with Folklore and I can see why she’d move away from it if she’s intending the Folklore/Evermore extended era to be over. As for transparency, I agree, but I also think the legal issues that are holding her up for a few rerecordings are complete crap anyway and I’m sure she’s sick of even thinking about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilish Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I need mama to prep me for 1989 vault tracks by serving a pop smash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeshaSwift Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 She’s honestly the only one that keeps pop music interesting. So perched - 8 hours ago, Bang Up said: y'all really don't know how lucky you are. your fave is able to release music whenever she wants without her label interfering. must be nice. i knew she didn't show up to the irrelevant vmas last night for nothing. that's so beneath her. unlike some who had to attend and perform because it's the only relevance they have, taylor exploited the vmas to announce her new album. that's a power move. She’s bigger than the VMA’s by miles, and she knows it. 6 hours ago, youreyesgocold said: The way she’s coming to f*ck sh*t up. I cackled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boysdontcry Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said: To be fair, the very first album she released under her own ownership had text on the cover - the textless thing only started with Folklore and I can see why she’d move away from it if she’s intending the Folklore/Evermore extended era to be over. As for transparency, I agree, but I also think the legal issues that are holding her up for a few rerecordings are complete crap anyway and I’m sure she’s sick of even thinking about them. I do agree with both of your points. I'm sick to death of all the legal issues around 1989/SN, so yeah as you say, I can imagine it must just be a nightmare for her to deal with. I just wish she could communicate this with fans, like she did about losing her masters, because it's just confusing, especially when she dropped This Love TV, I thought we'd be getting 1989 this year for sure. I am excited for this new album though. I hope it's worth the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boysdontcry Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I'm a bit concerned she's treating this like a mixtape or something? It doesn't seem to buy up for pre order on iTunes & it's not on Amazon? I want her to go all out like she did with Folklore & Red TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On The Bound Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 i luvvvvv the album cover i don’t get why some are fuming luv the font too are we getting her best album? maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoore95GAGA Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, americanlife said: Honestly I feel really underwhelmed by this announcement. I'm always so excited for any new Taylor releases, and I am excited, but it feels different this time. Releasing a new album in the middle of this weird Taylor's Version rollout doesn't make sense to me. I can sort of understand that, however I also think that was the point. I bet no one was expecting a new album from her until after the re-recordings, so it was a perfect time for her to surprise us. Me personally though, I still think she should’ve just released all her re-recordings at once. All this waiting for albums that we’ve already heard plus a few new songs just feels unnecessary to me. Plus, the re-recordings are clearly gonna be going on until 2024/2025, so imagine if we had to wait until then to get a new album from her. Seeing as she didn’t release them all at once, this was the next best option for the fans that want new music and not just vault tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahauntingnearu Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, On The Bound said: i luvvvvv the album cover i don’t get why some are fuming luv the font too are we getting her best album? maybe the tracklist being (a) there at all, and (b) on the side vs. the bottom is a huge no. So much wasted white space, too, and the layout of it all is . . a choice! That said, it doesn't matter and as long as I can remove the tracklist (should be easy), I quite like the cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrows Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 The cover is gorgeous. Yes, even the white part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fama Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 The cover is a homage to the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonedIvy Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 44 minutes ago, Boysdontcry said: I'm a bit concerned she's treating this like a mixtape or something? It doesn't seem to buy up for pre order on iTunes & it's not on Amazon? I want her to go all out like she did with Folklore & Red TV. I’m pretty sure the album cover is a placeholder. On her website she can change the image at will, but for iTunes and the rest I don’t think she can publish the preorder without revealing the actual cover (which may or may not end up having the track list in place of the “track one, track two,” etc. placeholders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagger Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 PLEASE BE A ROCK ALBUM or a more alternative folklore/evermore really not here for her going back to pop. Lover and Rep are her worst albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlaredoperez Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 5 hours ago, 19SLAYty9 said: I’m expecting the sound to be a mix of her alternative albums and her pop albums. Maybe some lo fi bedroom pop. Also lots of bangers as this album was probably made with touring in mind. I’m guessing much of the album will be uptempo. I think Max is back. Please be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletefor3ver Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 44 minutes ago, WeFoundTrouble said: I’m pretty sure the album cover is a placeholder. On her website she can change the image at will, but for iTunes and the rest I don’t think she can publish the preorder without revealing the actual cover (which may or may not end up having the track list in place of the “track one, track two,” etc. placeholders) they can, gaga did it with chromatica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almodusa Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 Any suggestions to add anything to the OP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I'm so glad she's releasing a new album to break up the re-recordings. It makes more sense to scatter the re-recordings over a longer period of time since we mostly know what we're getting with those and they're surrounded by legal issues And also, she's SO smart for the conceptual shift she's made since Folklore. She can't be called the girl who just writes breakup songs anymore. She's putting that energy and more into concepts now. We all know Folklore was more personal than the fable narrative she put out at first. This is the same - her traditional style but in the narrative of 13 different difficult nights/times in her career. I'm expecting it'll mostly be clear-cut writing about difficult times that we can pinpoint. VMAs night. The Kanye phone call. Her mom getting cancer. Maybe some of the bigger/more high profile breakups. Her sexual assault case. And so on this ***** is SO SMART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruelhprince Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I need her to release the lead single this week. pls tay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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