jackofthecreek

excellent album! i wasnt sure on first listen but Aftermath aside* the production is so good and it has such an engaging Winter atmosphere def the wrong title for an album so focused on midtempo tracks and ballads though *far from a bad track but it feels a bit too generic coming from someone like Miley

Pink Clouding would def be better recieved if it was a vinyl exclusive on Midnights or something idk why i keep posting first reactions, nearly every release that i consider in high regard these days i either hated or was bored by at first this deluxe is more than okay (barring Patient Zero), TS13 is def gonna be excellent

sure? i fail to see how that's so awful

theres something concerning about ragebait shitposts being similar to geniune and serious takes i have seen on Twitter and Reddit

much like the original, my favorite of the deluxe ends up being the one even swifties think is total garbage (Eldest Daughter & Cleveland!)

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT evermore folklore Red Speak Now/THE ANTHOLOGY 1989 Midnights Fearless Taylor Swift (i expect TV to make it one of her best though)/3am reputation Lover The Life of a Showgirl

i dont even dislike the production anymore (though it could be better) its really good

no ive obviously been listening to the explicit issue this entire time, its just not actually explicit i checked to see if they accidentally swapped the clean and explicit versions but nope

why are none of the tracks explicit on Apple Music?

ok im starting to agree with the more positive takes for this deluxe, there is a slight spark here that was nowhere to be found on Showgirl (i know i said the exact opposite this morning, funny how opinions change)

honestly i was very lukewarm on these songs when i first heard em but im not entirely sure anymore... i need a few more listens to make sure either way i do sincerely think she can do much better than this and she will, i just really hope she takes her time with TS13 and that has nothing to do with misogyny i just want an artist i like to make good music again (NOT specifically folk or country or anything, i would be just as happy with an actually solid pop album too)

i still cant call this exactly good but i have to admit every track other than Patient Zero slightly grew on me, theyre better than the near entirety of Showgirl the more i think about it

ok i wasnt sure at first but yeah Babylon is as good as Ophelia, maybe even better

controversial opinion: i love Eldest Daughter and i want to like Cleveland! so ******* badly, theres a great song hidden under the flat and boring production (thanks Max and Shellback)

somehow disliked TLOAS even more when i relistened to it yesterday but im going in with an open mind Patient Zero: not bad but the melody is just so ok. the production is better than the original at least. bridge is not good. might be a grower. Cleveland!: oh god. ok so i think there was potential there. i actually dont hate the lyrics on principle. but ugh the execution is SO botched. production is about as bad as the main album and she weirdly doesnt sound all that passionate. overall a good idea with horrible execution. Pink Clouding: not bad at all but the spark is missing. Babylon: easily the best track. production isnt bad, lyrics are fine, melodies are quite good. still, i expect better from Taylor given past records. not awful, it does give the album slightly more substance, but i feel like im gonna forget these songs pretty much instantly. and i never thought id say that about Pop Taylor.

video looks pretty good but the snippet is interesting... sounds a bit trip-hop ish towards the end?

wish the beats and overall atmosphere wasnt so samey but otherwise i love this album! really like the writing

OT: titles sound cute (did not expect a Florida! sequel wow) and lengths are long enough... i have hopes itll be good at least

ehhh no i think thats just pitchfork being snarky as usual because they know it will give them attention

ftr before any cult member (yall said it not me) tries to come at me for being a supposed hater of Taylor disguised as a swiftie, i completely agree that people will jump through hoops to take anything she says in bad faith and its absolutely pathetic. i just have my own opinions as a anticapitalist pop fan.

every time i try to do that with this album i realize how much i dislike the production. so flat and lacking in passion despite there being a few pretty good sonic ideas.

well yeah im not denying that that is normal really im just kinda shocked that she would say directly that she made these songs in response to how many variants were purchased in the first week, i care about music significantly more than how much of an album who sold through quite greedy tactics the only time i care is when an artist i particularly enjoy who usually doesnt have much traction in the mainstream suddenly gets in the top 10 or 20 of the bb200 or whatever with their new album (like say twenty one pilots whom i am completely aware have released as many variants for their latest album Breach as there is for TLOAS and i have no defense for that i thought it was quite ridiculous as well)

as a casual fan and not a cult member (seriously yall even straight up admitted it ) i just cant believe shes releasing a deluxe of her worst album, even more so that she explicitly admits that its due to the FIRST WEEK SALES of her album the money has truly gotten to her head and its sad

i wanted to like this album so badly but wow this sounds like a collection of demos wtf

OT: Negative Spaces didnt stick with me personally but that snippet sounds good. either way i do agree that she has a very consistent discography, my least fav is poppy.computer but i still enjoy it front to back