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I genuinely feel it's one of the album releases this decade that could genuinely be described as unavoidable. She was being dragged from pillar to post and criticised for every reason under the sun (many being valid reasons, others being batshit crazy schizophrenic reasons). If you were online at all, you were hearing about Showgirl.

She deserves her Cowboy Carter moment

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I fully think she is going home to Nashville with the next album and it's going to be singer-songwriter focussed. The Grammys interview and performance was more of a precursor to the next era rather than a cry for awards for the last one (hence why it wasn't mentioned at all). TayCountry is coming to reclaim her crown

her 10 track classic country masterpiece is coming

It's catchier and easier to sing along with. Man I Need has always reminded me of one of those old school soul pop classics that would be played at the end of a 90s romcom. It's been a while since someone committed to that sound.

I've had such a heaviness in my heart that won't let up since the news broke. A world without Dolly is a much sadder place. 💔

She's despised by 12 year old boys

Biggest tour of all time vs not the biggest film of all time I fear the answer is clear

I really liked the longer hair on her but at least the bangs look a bit better. She looks good though, kind of giving 90s rom-com. Is this her first proper haircut since 2016? I do think she's been wearing some kind of extensions for a few years. I was sort of hoping she'd lean into the hippiness/witchiness of it all and done a 70s rock/Stevie-inspired era. But I guess a change could be a good thing.

white horse Underrated gem

it's an exceptional pop song. If she wasn't considered a legend by the masses before it there's no way this song wouldn't have cemented it

Boston might be the worst song I've ever heard.

' knew it, I knew you' is sonically one of the most interesting songs she's released since evermore. Nothing lyrically too deep, but it's nice to hear her experimenting with new chord sequences and leaning into that 60s/70s folk-rock sound. It's got a bit of a Carole King Tapestry vibe to it, which would be a lovely direction for TS13 and would work thematically as her honeymoon/happily-married era album. Something straight-forward, emotionally deep, and sepia-toned would be lovely.

Came expecting reputation (which I would say is more overhated than underrated) but elated to see some love for evermore. It is a beautiful record.

I could see these being SOTY (CT) and ROTY (TFOO)

The more time passes the more I'm convinced this should have been a full emo-rock album. The sound doesn't match the lyrics' freak. I also kind of wish the standard album told the full Matty heartbreak-induced-mental-breakdown story and the anthology was dedicated to the songs that didn't quite fit that narrative. With a little more structure and tighter direction, TTPD would have been a sonically cohesive concept album for the ages.

It's so performative. A very bad faith reading of some very normal things to say.

Taylor's State of Grace sounds like a lost hit from prime U2, I wish she'd explore that sound more as it naturally fits her voice and writing style.

weird but I don't hate it

An interesting strategy for gaining relevance. Funny how just a few years ago every up-and-coming artist would gushed endlessly about their obsession with TS to make headlines. Swings and roundabouts.

Carly Rae should be a bigger artist I'll never understand why Run Away With Me and Cut To The Feeling weren't global smash hits. Two of the best pop melodies of the past 20 years.

The thing with Taylor post Midnights is that at any point in time she is as famous and successful as she decides to be. If she wanted to be back on the front pages tomorrow she would be but I would imagine she's trying to lay low so that her name and brand aren't totally oversaturated by the time of the wedding. Showgirl for the most part was a very poor effort but it could have been more of a proper "era" if she had wanted it to be.

[Insert that one TikTok of the swiftie wailing hearing Taylor playing exile from outside the stadium]

I fear the Sombr collab is coming