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Definitely get the vibe that she’s been influenced by the likes of Lorde and Billie for this one. A few songs sound like they could’ve come straight from Pure Heroine to my ears with the minimal production, and the warbling electronics that pop up quite a bit sound like a lot of Billie’s stuff. 

Couple of listens in now and I think it’s great. It’s probably not gonna go down as one of her finer moments or a genius reinvention, but it’s a solid 8/10 I think. 

Karma was rumoured to be the single, right? ‘Cause it definitely sounds like it. 

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The art direction and artwork for this is so off base with the actual album, which as a fan is quite disappointing. She's never had a great eye for visuals or worldbuilding compared to a lot of artists but there's a really weird disconnect between what I was expecting (which the Stevie Nicks/rock rumours would have tracked with) and what's delivered here.

There's a few really good tunes but as a body of work it's far from a career best, and some of it runs a bit samey. Either way it's a good excuse for her to tour, so whatever.

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Just now, FloorFiller said:

Definitely get the vibe that she’s been influenced by the likes of Lorde and Billie for this one. A few songs sound like they could’ve come straight from Pure Heroine to my ears with the minimal production, and the warbling electronics that pop up quite a bit sound like a lot of Billie’s stuff. 

Couple of listens in now and I think it’s great. It’s probably not gonna go down as one of her finer moments or a genius reinvention, but it’s a solid 8/10 I think. 

Karma was rumoured to be the single, right? ‘Cause it definitely sounds like it. 

Anti-Hero is the lead single.

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5 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Anti-Hero is a great track and clearly inspired by another song I’ve heard? Sort of Passion Pit sounding track…

One of the standouts for sure. Definite indietronica vibes to a few songs.

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Gave it more of a listen after the first few tracks, really Melodrama inspired later on which I do actually enjoy. Prefer Lorde's voice to Taylor's though (maybe a controversial opinion lol)

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2 minutes ago, jannybruck said:

The art direction and artwork for this is so off base with the actual album, which as a fan is quite disappointing. She's never had a great eye for visuals or worldbuilding compared to a lot of artists but there's a really weird disconnect between what I was expecting (which the Stevie Nicks/rock rumours would have tracked with) and what's delivered here.

There's a few really good tunes but as a body of work it's far from a career best, and some of it runs a bit samey. Either way it's a good excuse for her to tour, so whatever.

Yeah seen a few reddit people say this and I think I agree. She laid out a particular vibe with all of the promo stuff that the album doesn’t really deliver on so I kind of get why some people are taken aback or disappointed by what they’re hearing.

I feel like a total wiener trying to defend this album and criticising the ‘vibes’ but I’ve fallen down the Swifty rabbit hole with this one.

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I really like it tbh. I think Rep fans should feel seen.

I loved Rep but I found some of the lyrics and direction a bit cringe. So an album influenced by Rep with more mature lyrics is great.

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1 minute ago, Matt42 said:

I really like it tbh. I think Rep fans should feel seen.

I loved Rep but I found some of the lyrics and direction a bit cringe. So an album influenced by Rep with more mature lyrics is great.

Rep is a fine album but I think the jarring nature of the Ready for it, LWYMMD and End Game put a lot of people off and they never got past it. The tour was sensational and Taylor played most of it to delighted people in the stadia.

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35 minutes ago, Hotchilidog said:

Rep is a fine album but I think the jarring nature of the Ready for it, LWYMMD and End Game put a lot of people off and they never got past it. The tour was sensational and Taylor played most of it to delighted people in the stadia.

Agreed - they are 3 of the weaker tracks that I rarely listen to - lots of better stuff on that album.  Although they did sound fantastic live, particularly Ready for it which went off big time!

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4 minutes ago, Livvy13 said:

Not heard the album yet as am waiting until tomorrow but based on the tweet she put out a little while ago, I'm not so sure that the surprise is a tour announcement...

 

 

She's gonna run for PM, that was the surprise announcement.

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