Unless you are completely removed from pop culture and the music industry, you probably are aware that on October 21st, Taylor Swift released her twelfth album, Midnights. This album has received reviews all across the board, with some people seemingly shocked by the style shift from Folklore and Evermore to others wanting more from Lana Del Ray than backing vocals on “Snow on the Beach.” But as a dedicated Swiftie (the first album I ever received was her debut album), I love this album, and I think it is more authentically Taylor Swift than her new fans realize. Though I love Folklore and Evermore, and love even more that they have engaged a new group of fans, those albums would not exist without the pandemic, and if you listen to Reputation and Lover, you might find the style of Midnights to be a little less jarring. Midnights has thirteen tracks and seven vault tracks, and includes songs of longing and belonging, love lost and love found, but most importantly, revenge (LOL). I thoroughly enjoy this album and I hope you’ll give it a listen! Here is my ranking of the twenty tracks on Taylor Swift’s Midnights!
- High Infidelity
- You’re on Your Own, Kid
- Question…?
- Sweet Nothing
- Midnight Rain
- Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve
- Maroon
- Bejeweled
- Mastermind
- Anti-Hero
- Labyrinth
- Lavender Haze
- Karma
- The Great War
- Paris
- Bigger Than the Whole Sky
- Snow on the Beach (ft. Lana Del Ray)
- Vigilante Sh*t
- Glitch
- Dear Reader