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    Home » Blog » Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Isn’t As Edgy As She Thinks

    Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Isn’t As Edgy As She Thinks

    April 25, 2024Updated:April 25, 2024 Editors Picks No Comments
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    Taylor Swift has risen to the top of America’s charts after more than a year of intensive media policy as a result of The Eras Tour.

    After winning Best Album of the Year at this year’s Grammys, Swift announced her fresh song,” The Tortured Poets Department”, which was released last year. For Swifties, it was the next issue to anticipate now that ethnic identity has been established over the past few decades.

    According to Fox Business,” ]H] well 11th theater album also]became ] Spotify’s most- streamed song in a single time in their past”. The commercial success of her song is indisputable because she has outperformed all competition in her style without a doubt. Does she still have a rebellious side? Does the supporters be correct to say that the new album is merely an extension of the tempo” Midnights” song? No pretty.

    The crisis surrounding her famous celebrity tales outside the studio was what got fans and media outlets rave about the recording. What newspaper editors are looking for is a song that walks viewers through the rumors with former companions Joe Alywn and Matt Healy. Was this more of the same” trying to move on but the n’t” design? Swift chooses to wear the face and inject it into Lana Del Rey’s stuff. Swift took the lead in bringing up decades-old resentments and new love interests in addition to the typical high school dating play.

    The beginning tracks set the stage for the” Midnights”- esque voice, but, diehard fans will see a new voice with” The Tortured Poets Department”. With her brutal lyrical rants, Swift goes complete femme fatale. ” So Long, London” and” The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” dive into a darker side. She wants the romance to continue, but she may resort to a rogue if things do n’t work out. The lyrics take a more louder turn, which frequently contrasts with the cheerful backing track, to show how hostility is expressed.

    The distinction between Swift’s lighter and darker side is strongest in this area. Apparently, she’s channeling her strongest company, Del Ray. a contest that dates back to 2012 Swift took over the dreary Tumblr women ‘ cloak, giving them the opportunity to leave a lasting impression. With” Red,” they created their new country-fused pop with a contemporary twist with their song” Red.” In” The Tortured Poets Department,” she now exhibits the same romanticism. The combination of the two worlds came up, a turning point that might allow for younger pop singers to have greater careers, a theme that fans might find in the song’s closing track,” Clara Bow.”

    The formulaic Jack Antonnoff style, which does n’t captivate fans as much as it did with the more eclectic Del Ray albums he also worked on, has drawn more cynicism from music critics. On tunes like the exceedingly descriptive name track and” Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me,” her songs ooze an arrogant invective beyond the audio. Her self- major “poetry” leaves Swift’s girlboss image hanging in the balance. What used to be relevant teen angst then goes the other way, exposing the woman’s limited range of topics and imagination. Perhaps the narcissistic personality that hangs around her neck will be revealed more in a closer examination of Swiftian mindset.

    Swift becomes her own failure. A mark that overstayed its pleasant. The woman who slammed into her own weapon. The state age was replaced. The sole place to go right now is to reissue the songs that have already been released. A step in the right direction, but directionless however. It’s a cyclical career unable to step outside itself and expand on more interesting output like the” Folklore” or” Evermore” era.

    Her raised proportions is the album’s theme. She fits into the horrible star ideal that has recently been depicted in Hulu documentaries and superstar memoirs. Swift has been rewarded for staying in the same street in a time when musicians move on well-known platitudes rather than risky endeavors. Fans adore her, whether or not she has dreadful themes. Although” The Tortured Poets Department” is not quite as trendy as she might think, she at least found a way to bring the Tumblr child anxiety that was absent from many other albums.


    Aaron Cummings is an British social critic. He has written for IM_1776 and The Mises Institute.

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