Swifties, are you guys all right?
At midnight (naturally), Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Departmenta rage- and sorrow-filled missive detailing her sensations about not one however 2 of her current separations. In the tunes Swift intends her most dangerous weapons (apparently) at Matty Healy, whom she infamously dated for a couple of drama-filled months in 2015. It ends up that there might have been way, method more going on behind the scenes (ghosting! tears! Charlie Puth discussions!) than we understood.
To mark this memorable celebration, Glamour personnel, which is made up of die-hard Swifties, casual fans, and even some doubters, collected to listen to the album for the very first time and chat about it. Here are our ideas, entirely unfiltered, about every tune.
Track 1: “Fortnight” (including Post Malone)
“This is extremely Lana … motivated.” — Danielle Sinay, associate appeal editor
“I am getting The 1975 vibes a bit too.” — Anna Moeslein, deputy editor
“It’s providing ’80s new age a bit.” — Chantal Waldholz, senior director, audience advancement
‘I wan na eliminate her’… SZA led the way.” — DS
“And now she’s an (practically) killer.” — CW
“Taylor has actually currently floored me with this lyric: ‘I was a working alcoholic till no one saw my brand-new visual.’ Wow.”–Samantha Barry, editorial director
“Is this all of Posty we’re gon na get? Can’t await the inescapable brand-new tune with (a lot more Post Malone).” — Stephanie McNeal, senior editor
“I seem like this need to be on the Complete stranger Things soundtrack.” — CW
“I require to relisten, since I do not understand if she’s singing about wishing to eliminate her previous self?” — ET
‘I touched you for just a fortnight’ makes me believe this was a temporary love, a fortnight is a genuine British method of stating 2 week.” — SB
“This tune will be a best example of resembling ‘Eh, it’s type of boring, exaggerated’ initially and after that I will be playing it on repeat and teary considered in July.” — DS
“I’m going to be consumed with this tune, I’ll inform you today.” — ET
“It’ll be utilized in a scene of The Summer I Turned Pretty and I’ll lose it.” — AM
“Then Post Malone when again needs to be available in and mess up a good idea.” — DS
“I’m going to be singing and bopping to this in the shower.” — ET
“Yes, I like this however will I like it after hearing it continuously for a year? Uncertain.” — SM
Track 2: “The Tortured Poets Department”
“Okay, so it’s all ’80s-influenced?” — DS
“Eighties music is such a thing today: the entire Conan Gray album,