Title: Lover
Director: Taylor Swift
Studio: Electric Lady
Release Date: August 23, 2019
If you are a fan of Taylor Swift, you probably know that her most recent album Lover became 2019’s best-selling record in just one week when it came out on Aug. 23. According to Forbes, Lover debuted on top of the Billboard 200, pre-sold more album copies than any other in the history of album sales at Target and is the most successful Amazon music launch, breaking global records. I would say this is a recovery from the drama and hate that was thrown at her over the past 3 years because her last album Reputation was written from a very dark, guarded, and aggressive point of view and told a dark story in her life.
However, this album has taken a remarkable turn to the other side of that perspective with the perky and upbeat songs that are on the album. When she released the leading single “ME!” on April 26, 2019, it led fans such as myself to suspect that a new album release was on its way. Our suspicions were proven true when she dropped her next single, “You Need To Calm Down” at midnight eastern time, but before releasing it she went live on Instagram to announce it. After that, it was apparent that she had plans for something but no release date was mentioned yet. She still stayed extremely active on Instagram though. Taylor Swift describes Lover as a letter to love itself, with a variety of song tones, themes, and lyrics.
The cheery mood to the album is what I believe fans love the most with upbeat songs such as “ME”, “Paper Rings”, “London Boy”, “I Think He Knows”, and “I Forgot You Existed”. In “ME!” Swift sings about the rebirth of the joy in her life and how she may have been a little dramatic during her Reputation era. In “Paper Rings” she sings about how even though she loves things that shine she can give up the shiny things to be with someone she loves. In “London Boy” she sings about the good times she had in London when she met her boyfriend, Joe Alwyn. “I Think He Knows” is an upbeat song describing a crush like feeling she has with a friend. The first song on Lover is “I Forgot You Existed” and tells about the freedom she feels when she moves on from someone preventing her from being happy. Even though this album is different from Reputation, it is similar to 1989 with songs like “Starlight” and “Daylight” that sound a bit too close to each other to know where Taylor Swift got the idea for “Daylight” from.
I really absolutely love this album, and I’m not saying that just because I’m a die-hard fan of the woman but because of the bare-boned storytelling, musical accompaniment, and the lyrics in it as well. This album is energetic, flawless, and overall amazing.
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