Taylor Swift - Midnights

[1986]

She probably is at risk of oversaturation a little, but on the other hand, Enchanted and/or Haunted need and DESERVE the All Too Well treatment!

Both! And also Sparks Fly deserves it, in fact it’s one of her most “underrated” albums. Give us a visual album.

 

[Disobedience]

The video is such a mood, I absolutely love it. I’d much rather get videos like this than Joseph Kahn dog and pony show nonsense.

 

[IEngineered]

Laith Ashley, a trans model, singer & activist.

I feel like casting him is quite the master stroke here. It’s progressive and subversive at the same time while referencing a 50s term. And the make/female gaze type framing. She’s definitely serving.

 

[HairBodyFace]

The video is such a mood, I absolutely love it. I’d much rather get videos like this than Joseph Kahn dog and pony show nonsense.

I will say that Blank Space and Look What You Made Me Do are probably still her best videos for me, the latter being one of my favorite videos of the decade, but yeah his style got overly self-indulgent fast. Ready For It was the biggest example of that.

 

[HairBodyFace]

Lots of cute little Easter eggs in the video in this thread:

 

[mattw67]

There are some little clues like the star signs on the Mastermind record, the koi fish, etc, but I am so tired of the fandom's extreme reaches in trying to justify easter eggs. She really has created monsters.

 

[1986]

Cardigan is also one of her best videos I love the cottagecore aesthetics. I don’t think she’s directed a bad* video Willow is also lush.



*okay we won’t talk about The Man.

 

[Nadine Is My BFF]

14 weeks of Midnights being in the UK top 3 albums chart. Quite iconic!

 

[Jersey]

The incense burning with the records might mean Ms. “Maroon” could be next.

Spoiler

 

[Verandi]

A visual artist she's not.

 

[santajaws]

The incense burning with the records might mean Ms. “Maroon” could be next.

Spoiler

Midnight Rain is possible as well.

 

[Andrew]

14 weeks of Midnights being in the UK top 3 albums chart. Quite iconic!

Has she ever before?

Also, the video is lush, Laith is a dish, but it has never screamed single to me from the album, and I'm surprised to hear it was the original planned lead.

Bejeweled is still my favourite video of the era, so camp.

 

[mattw67]

In my opinion, I think she’s done with Midnights after this. Rewatching the album trailer, we now have all footage shown with the 3 released videos.



The tour starts in less than 2 months, I can see her shifting to the next Taylor’s Version for that.

 

[Suburbia]

I can't tell if the visual and aesthetic choices are purposefully Tumblr-esque in a kitschy throwback way or if that's just her taste level.

 

[mattw67]

Interview with Laith Ashley

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/entertainment/laith-ashley-got-cast-taylor-234500247.html

 

[MacH]

That may have been the original plan, but the longevity of Anti-Hero has likely surprised her and team. Still in in top 10 after 3 months? In UK and US. Wow. I would put money on a 4th video before she moves on…

 

[HairBodyFace]

Interview with Laith Ashley

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/entertainment/laith-ashley-got-cast-taylor-234500247.html

It's still so funny to imagine filming a music video without hearing the song at all dd. Reminds me of the End Game behind the scenes clip:

 

[Synthline]

She looks really good in the new video, especially when she’s in the pool of Febreeze.

But yeah, bin the ugly 70s couch aesthetic for the next video, if there is one.

 

[Butterfly]

 

[Hyrulian]