Elegies to lost love: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is one of Taylor Swift’s best releases


by Stanford Daily

Stanford Daily— Despite critiques about insufficiently unique melodies, the album presents great value in complex lyricism that culminates in an evolved “evermore” and “folklore” mix with “Midnights,” writes Mendoza Rodriguez.

New York Post—Donna Kelce absolutely loves Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department': 'Her best work'. Taylor Swift's newest album has another big fan -- her boyfriend's mom.

KIFI—Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ makes gigantic debut at No. 1 with her career-best first-week sales. By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s latest album “The Tortured Poets Department” is indeed the blockbuster that many expected it to become. On Sunday, the 31-song double album debuted at No. 1 on the all-encompassing Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 2.61 million so-called equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April

Daily Mail—Taylor Swift matches Madonna as having the most number one albums of any female artist in UK chart history after release of The Tortured Poets Department. The 14-time Grammy winner broke a string of records following the release of her highly anticipated record The Tortured Poets Department.