fuming lmao i don't understand it

This is the closest Taylor's sounded to her comfort zone all decade. The last time she sounded this much like the country singer-songwriter she originally was, was Fearless, Speak Now or her debut.

What was so out of her comfort zone? the trees on the front?

This is more like 4:44 than 808s career arc wise lol. You talk about hip hop, but there's literally more left turns on the last Drake album who's seen as one of the genre's safest stars. Hip hop is way more innovative right now than Taylor's album. Charli or FKA Twigs are pop/r&b artists taking more risks. Even Charli's been on the same direction for 4 years now tbh

:pog: okay dis cute af

as someone who has followed her career since her self titled album I didn't really feel like it was anything too out of the ordinary

sure she hasn't made an ENTIRE album like this before but she has similar songs on every album. she was certainly in her element and still in her comfort zone from a musical perspective

it is great though and more artists should put emphasis on constructing an actual body of work that flows and works together

If Lana actually wrote the lyrics on NFR then she might be a better writer than Taylor tbh

hell no bro! Lana’s lyrics are snooze fest! Taylor Swift is an incredible f***ing writer. Drake needs to start using her as his ghost writer tbh

do we just not believe anyone but kendrick lamar writes for themselves anymore? what's with that phrasing lol that's never even been a thing...

I know exactly what you mean too

i was asking cos idk if she did or not lol. there are some pop artists who always write their lyrics but have producers/musicians write the music, i always felt like lana might be that type of artist cos her lyrics have a similar tone across her career

yeah she is at times, but i don't think she's been on top form since Red. As in her personally not her music/career

feel you

bro I used to think red was my favorite album by her but I recently just listened to speak now and that might be my top 10 favorite albums of all times

also an album where she was on better form as a writer than she has been on her last 4 albums. Speak Now is probably her strongest album for writing herself. Her writing has lost some of it's personality since then imo, Max Martin is a genius but he will do that to people. Relieved Lily Allen never worked with him again after one song which she's disowned since lol

Need another 1989 or Lover

Speak now was peak Taylor for sure

Enchanted is probably one of the greatest songs I have ever heard

Hip-Hop already had this

folklore was good, but it was also taylor's jumping onto the new mainstream trend

outside her comfort zone (if we assume that to mean "how her other recent albums sound in comparison"), sure, but it doesn't escape the criticisms that u laid out in ur 2nd paragraph

-Folklore
-outside comfort zone

i don't listen to her tbh but what she achieved from 2006-2013 was so impressive and showcased her talent. I don't really get the hype over the music since then tho

I prefer the Nelly Furtado version thx

Short answer is money

I get what you’re saying, it’s a “themed” album, or a concept album where she’s exploring a different aesthetic. But compare it to a phoebe bridgers, a julien baker, or even a Joni Mitchell who she’s supposed to be like. It’s still kind of generic pop.

Like Phillip Phillips with that home song, it’s folky but it’s still perfect for a real estate commercial.

More artists should do this though, even more so than she did.

Isn’t OP an Eminem stan too?

What’s next? All lives matter?