I dunno if it's just because I've been listening to them a lot, but I'm getting easy breezy Fleetwood Mac soft rock vibes from the cover art and tracklist (but ACTUALLY this time). Like a slightly poppier, upbeat Folklore, and much less synthpop. But I'm sure I'll have egg on my face soon enough.
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
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Mediocrity feat. Mediocrity is embarrassing in my book.
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Post Malone really isn't mediocre though. He's got a genuinely great knack for titanium pop melodies
Well it's a good thing neither Taylor nor Posty is mediocre!
It’s 2024 and we are going this hard for Post Malone being on one of the biggest pop albums of the year. Where is the self-love?
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"Going this hard" when literally all I said was that I disagreed. Okay!
Oop didn’t mean to strike a chord sis. Just never heard somebody defend him being actually good before.
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The 1989 Vault tracks are pretty obviously from that time period at least from a lyrical standpoint and I think they fit the soundscape pretty well, even if it's not 1:1 and I still don't understand the "recent output is stale" thing when Speak Now was also released last year and none of those Vault songs sound like anything on Midnights.
If you think Taylor is mediocre, why would you be worried about who she’s featuring and why would it be embarrassing for her to collab with someone you see as being on the same level?
I'm sorry, are you referring to Florence Welch as mediocre and unpleasant?
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For those thinking this will be a remotely electronic/synth-y album? Mawma, with that cover?
It's giving folklore/evermore but she read Mills & Boon for the first time.
It's giving folklore/evermore but she read Mills & Boon for the first time.
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I still get mileage out of Midnights but after that art-direction bait and switch? I'm not even gonna try to assume what this will sound like dd
It seems possible that he’s involved though it’s not a guarantee, he could just be showing support since he’s worked with them both.
Louis has had three hits (It’s Nice To Have A Friend, Afterglow, All Of The Girls You Loved Before) and one big miss (I Forgot That You Existed) as a collaborator with Taylor so far so I’m cautiously optimistic about him likely being the producer of the Post/Taylor song. If nothing else, it means it likely won’t be another all Jack-and-Aaron affair.
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A new album coming ahead of the last two re-records is her best chess move and the most exciting creatively. At first, I admit was a little exhausted since this announcement would lead to the overexposure conversation. This era of her career is fascinating from a "fan of the industry" perspective and I'm curious how it influences her songwriting. The new album's title, imagery, tracklist, inspiration have me hoping and expecting the pivot we've been wanting from her.
The artist I think I'm a fan of will do something artistically different on this record. I don't want another Midnights because I think it's bad, I just want her to evolve. Same with the debate over Jack's involvement - it's not him you're really mad at, it's Taylor. Her pop instincts need expanding and I hope this is the record to do it.
Also want to note that we're already seeing some interesting contrasting tones with the track names alongside the ~serious black and white album art + intentionally clunky title. It's exciting knowing this could go a handful of ways.
The artist I think I'm a fan of will do something artistically different on this record. I don't want another Midnights because I think it's bad, I just want her to evolve. Same with the debate over Jack's involvement - it's not him you're really mad at, it's Taylor. Her pop instincts need expanding and I hope this is the record to do it.
Also want to note that we're already seeing some interesting contrasting tones with the track names alongside the ~serious black and white album art + intentionally clunky title. It's exciting knowing this could go a handful of ways.
The girlies on my IG Stories being like "omG you GUYS the Taylor album has SONGS on it!!!!!!"
I'd be surprised if any of these songs are about Matty Healy...I think she is going to pay him dust like Calvin Harris. It's the Joe show.
I don't love Post Malone as a force in the universe but it's abundantly clear that the people calling him mediocre only know the annoying chart chasing stuff. His first album was actually pretty listenable and somewhat interesting sonically. I don't think this feature is going to be giving Better Now dd