Taylor Swift’s new album is about a reckless kind of freedom. If only it sounded as uninhibited
by The Guardian
The Guardian— The Tortured Poets Department depicts a spell of post-breakup mania against the perfect backdrop of the Eras tour – a thrillingly immature reality undermined by safe music
Variety—Drake Uses A.I. Tupac and Snoop Dogg Vocals on ‘Taylor Made Freestyle,’ References Taylor Swift’s New Album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. The beef between Drake and what continues to be a strong sect of the hip-hop community grows deeper. On Friday night (April 19), the rapper released a song on his social media entitled “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which uses A.I. vocals from Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg on a stopgap between diss records as he awaits […]
The Verge—Taylor Swift’s new album is for gamers.. Not only is the first song called “Fortnight” (ignore the typo), but the lyrics from “So High School” reference both GTA and the beloved LucasArts adventure game Full Throttle. Curiously it’s not capitalized, but Swift does seem to be teasing a sequel. [Attachment: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TgfDRP-EQ5cCLxAlLRbwH2M__Mk=/0x0:1170x1421/1170x1421/filters:focal(585x711:586x712)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25408748/img_7249.jpg]
MYHIGHPLAINS—All the Texas references in Taylor Swift’s new album. Swifites are notorious for combing through every "Easter egg" or clue in the 34-year-old's lyrics and have taken notice that the singer references two states in several songs: Florida and Texas.