Oops I forgot Paper Rings so your post doesn't stand :kink:

Oops I forgot Paper Rings so your post doesn't stand :kink:

!!!!!!!!!! I was thinking I was shocked that wasn't in your bottom 5 :lol: :kink:

Paper Rings, London Boy and Me are easily my bottom 3

4 and a 1/2 hours to the official release!!

How is everyone listening to this?

It leaked :kink: (the leak happened literally straight after her GMA performance messT)

I Forgot You Existed - It's alright. Bit of a boring opener though, feels more, "middle of the album filler". 6/10

Cruel Summer - Amazing. I feel like this is gonna be the closest we get to 'Out Of the Woods' & 'Getaway Car'. What a bop! Absolutely must be a single. 9/10

Lover - Good but this is already the most overrated of the era. 7/10

The Man - A bop! So good. It's sassy without being vindictive, like she's done in the past. Surely a single? 8.5/10

The Archer - This is so gorgeous! I love it. Def not a single, but it's stunning. 9/10

I Think He Knows - This is decent enough. A potential grower? 7/10

Miss Americana - Good track. Very Halsey as has been stated numerous times. 7.5/10

Paper Rings - Quite Avril-y to me! I like it. Very reminscent of Avril's 'The Best Damn Thing' era! (One of my fave albums!) 8/10

Cornelia Street - This is really good! Instant, but also a potential grower! Like this a lot. 8.5/10

Death By A Thousand Cuts - This is cute. One of the more fillery on the album, but it's decent filler. Production is a bit all over the place at times though. 7/10

London Boy - This is 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' except blander, duller and shitter. 4/10

Soon You'll Get Better - This is lovely. One of those songs I can't see growing, but I can't see me tiring of it either. Very nice. 8/10

False God - Boring and forgettable. Meh. 5.5/10

You Need To Calm Down - Still love this. More than most it would seem. Very catchy and it is holding up well for me! 9/10

Afterglow - Cute. Another fillery track, but it serves it's purpose well. 7/10

Me! - Catchy and good, but after listening to the album, there's definitely more worthy lead singles! 8.5/10

It's Nice To Have A Friend - It's meh. Plods along. Coulda done without it. 5.5/10

Daylight - This is cute. Fillery, but cute. Again. 6/10

 

I feel like she could've EASILY dwindled this down to a strong and solid 12/13 track album instead of an 18 track one. But it's really good!

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Initial Rank:

Cruel Summer 9/10

The Archer 9/10

You Need To Calm Down 9/10

The Man 8.5/10

Cornelia Street 8.5/10

ME! 8.5/10

Paper Rings 8/10

Soon You'll Get Better 8/10

Miss Americana 7.5/10

Lover 7/10

I Think He Knows 7/10

Afterglow 7/10

Death By A Thousand Cuts 7/10

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I Forgot You Existed 6/10

Daylight 6/10

False God 5.5/10

It's Nice To Have A Friend 5.5/10

London Boy 4/10

Cornelia Street has been on repeat for the last hour, I AM OBSESSED :heart:

 

and another list, another one down with London Boy *.* My fellow paper rings stan <3

I can low-key see Paper Rings growing in my affections too lmao. Oops.

I haven't listened yet, but soon!

Listening on Spotify now 💗💗

 

Wtaf at the HHUK playlistinrg, no songs high up at all and only The Man added very low down :( where's the spotify promotion ffs :/

The man (track 1), London boy (track 11 I think) , cruel summer (a lot lower down) on NMF. Yassss for the man but CHRIST NO NOT LONDON BOY of all songs ffs ahhh

 

Was hoping we'd get a clear situation on what single 3 was today, oh well 😂

HEY KIDS SPELLING IS FUN IS GONE IN THE ALBUM VERSION, the rumours were true ashbdkdjdodndkd 😂😂😍

First listen ranking.

 

1. False God

2. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

3. Cornelia Street

4. Paper Rings

5. You Need to Calm Down

6. ME!

7. Lover

8. Death By A Thousand Cuts

9. The Archer

10. Cruel Summer

11. The Man

12. Afterglow

13. Soon You'll Get Better

14. I Think He Knows

15. Daylight

16. London Boy

17. It's Nice to Have a Friend

18. I Forgot That You Existed

 

I don't dislike any of the songs. This was hard to do.

YYYEESSSS. Stan Paper Rings with me and Sam *.*

Half way through and this could become my 2nd fave Taylor album. Very solid so far!

Paper Rings is very Avril and The Archer is very Lorde.

 

Not Taylor inspired by 2 of my faves, I stan! Loooving the album so much, this actually could become my fave????

I truly cannot believe they chose 'ME!' and 'You Need to Calm Down' when 'Cruel Summer' and 'The Man' were right there.

 

The album is a little diminishing returns, but there is some great stuff here. I really expected the worse after those two singles.

 

 

 

'False God' is incredible and probably my favourite Taylor song in years. It actually sounds like real progression for her — she's doing something a little differently with her voice, it's sonically different, the sax is used sparingly but perfectly. It's divine~

 

It took me somewhere and then I got slapped right back to reality when 'You Need to Calm Down' followed it. The tracklist is a mess.

 

 

The Man reminds me of Christine and the Queens :wub: