album Taylor Swift - 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT'

[Ger.vaz]

This is indeed her rock album or her transition to rock/alt

[Thor]

3 minutes ago, Glam said:

I don't want to listen to the leaks but can anyone tell me which of her albums is the closest sonically to this?

It's quite literally Midnights 2.0

[YR.]

The black dog is incredible. I'll wait for Friday to listen to the album again tho

[Rotunda]

9 minutes ago, georgechxng said:

now cmon this is def better than MIDnights, y'all are doing too much…. that album had question….? (did you ever record a flop in a dark booth?). 

Ntm on Question…?

[VenusFlyTrap]

4 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

people who can -actually- discern musical growth begin sharing their opinions 

saying this as if you won't be sharing your thoughts on first listen... like be so for real right now.

 

idk i hate this superiority complex of some fans that taylor swift is objectively good, and thus anyone who critiques her has no music taste or cannot review music. like idk 

Edited April 17 by VenusFlyTrap

[Dear Reader]

Spoiler

Also, The Alchemy is obviously for Travis right? It was so cute. The touchdown references, etc 

 

[Saintlor]

Her vocal delivery is pretty bad on this, it makes the lyrics not hit as hard

 

Taylor is usually great at delivering a line that makes you really notice particular lyrics

 

I said I've been there too a few times

They say she was seen on occasion

God rest my soul, I miss who I used to be, the tomb won't close

etc

 

She really makes you notice these lines and their lyrics when she sings them

 

She isn't good at making lines hit on this album

Edited April 17 by Saintlor

[Holiest Dreams]

1 minute ago, Oxygen said:

I'm not saying this is a Midnights 2.0 but it's definitely the album Midnights should have been in the first place. 

Now this is a take I can accept  

 

Spoiler

And I luv Midnights, but this is just much better 

 

[justin.]

3 minutes ago, GoatGly said:

Did anyone else feel like a lot of songs were giving Evermore vibes or is it literally just me

It definitely gives midtempo Evermore! 

[YR.]

The album isn't as deep as I thought it would be. That's my first takeaway from it 

[Ger.vaz]

Guilty as sin? IS WHAT I NEEDED FROM HER!!

Ordering my 4th copy as we speak.

[Gladiator]

4 minutes ago, Glam said:

I don't want to listen to the leaks but can anyone tell me which of her albums is the closest sonically to this?

It's like Is It Over Now? meets You're Losing Me meets Maroon. imo.

[GoatGly]

Honestly I took the time to listen to each song multiple times. She really is a musical genius it's so hard to pick a favorite song when all of them were stunning and brilliant (minus The Alchemy)

[Cherish]

I wonder if the digital version will be more polished or if this is the final version on the CD. 

[Walk_Away21]

Hack Pannedtonoff when I catch you

 

[1989]

2 minutes ago, Danial said:

Wait what's happening why is the thread restarted

Because when it l**ked, people were openly asking for links and ways to listen to the album in the original thread. 
 

A few of the ATRL "insiders" were named this week in some tweets describing aspects of the album that gained some traction, so I can see why the mods would be cautious and strict with this. 

[Shoful]

8 minutes ago, Magickarp said:

Actually ROD has the OG 1989 vaults, & he says the productions got MIDnights'd. So they didn't sound like that initially.

TTPD could've been her best album if she made it at a different time where she wasn't so obsessed with this soundscape, cuz the lyrics are genuinely her best ever.

TTPD is better than MID at least. 

WAIT WHAT spill. They actually did midnight the vaults

[Lachlan]

Florida

Guilty as Sin

Who's Afraid of Little Old Me

 

A 1-2-3 PUNCH

[Walk_Away21]

2 minutes ago, Thor said:

It's quite literally Midnights 2.0

****

 

[futuresuperstar2023]

So from what I'm reading this is better than Midnights but at the same time sounds like a better version of Midnights. I really hoped that she would stray away from  Midnights and go a lil deeper in sound.

Edited April 17 by futuresuperstar2023

[Mark Rih]

As someone who occasionally enjoy a pop bop from Taylor, this album is definitely not for me. I wasn't able to listen to the whole thing but for what I've heard it gave me Midnights 2.0, but less catchy and more same-y (which at the same time means nothing as offensively bad as Vigilante **** on it). Since she has to be the biggest artist on earth, someone please take AntonOFF away from her 
 

Never made it clear never made it right you will always remain famous  

Edited April 17 by Mark Rih

[Kassi]

I haven't heard the album yet, but I've seen too much of the M word thrown around in here to know that I'll probably hate it. 
 

I would have settled for the F or R word being thrown around more. But I guess she's really gonna ride this Jack Antanoff sound till the wheels fall off.

[Cherish]

I'm convinced there is a second album coming, digital only because the reason she's referring to 2 a lot is not coming to me at all. 

[Redstreak]

7 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

I hate reading album threads during leaks, it's like all the losers with negative opinions come out of the woodworks and whine as loud as they can before the official release when people who can -actually- discern musical growth begin sharing their opinions 

Cause I sure as hell don't remember a lot of these names in the OG thread

[Magickarp]

1 minute ago, Gladiator said:

It's like Is It Over Now? meets You're Losing Me meets Maroon. imo.

Oh this is a good comparison. Add Long Story Short too.

It's all of that + double the amount lyrics per second.