Midnights is Taylor Swift’s tenth album! It was released on October 21, 2022 and features thirteen songs with seven bonus tracks! Her other work consists of Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, RED, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, and Evermore. Taylor Swift and Fearless are both “country” albums, Folklore and Evermore have a more folk vibe, and the rest are more pop than anything. Midnights feels like a mixture of lots of the genres Taylor’s done in the past. The sound of each track mostly reminds me of 1989 and Reputation which are upbeat and fun but they also show deep, dark emotions.
Midnights’ opening track is “Lavender Haze” which is about Taylor’s love with her boyfriend Joe Alwyn. This is a strong opening track and really makes you want to dance. “Lavender Haze” is a very loving and fun song. “Lavender Haze”, “Question…?”, “Vigilante Shit”, “Bejeweled”, “Karma”, “Mastermind”, “Paris”, and “Glitch” are the more happy and up-beat tracks on this album. These songs are fun and exciting. While Maroon, Anti-hero, Snow On The Beach, You’re On Your Own, Kid, Midnight Rain, Labyrinth, Sweet Nothing, The Great War, Bigger Than The Whole Sky, Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve, and Dear Reader are the more down, slower tracks and are more likely to make you cry from how emotional they are. They definitely made me cry the first couple times I listened to them. One of the sad songs like You’re On Your Own, Kid is upsetting but still up beat.
Many songs on this album are very deep and personal like “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve”, which is about her traumatizing relationship with John Mayer that took away her childhood. On the other hand, there are very fun and uplifting tracks like “Bejeweled” that are happy but still meaningful and have so much thought behind them.
Overall, this album is amazing and I would recommend every single person alive to listen to it. In my opinion, there are zero negatives to this album. At first I thought it was questionable but the more I listened to it, the better it got. Now, it’s one of my favorite Taylor Swift albums.
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