#1 on iTunes yasss :cheeseblock:

 

Cardigan already at #48 :cheeseblock:

That's so beautiful. :wub:

so that love triangle thing, August and Betty are supposedly the sides of the love triangle showing it from dif perspectives

 

as much as I love Illicit Affairs & Invisible String, I feel they're blending into 1 for me atm for either of them to be 10's :kink:

f*** it idec if this is hyperbole rn, this is her masterpiece.

Listen 2.

 

10 The 1

10 Cardigan

10 The Last Great American Dynasty

10 Exile (ft. Bon Iver)

10 My Tears Ricochet

08.5 Mirrorball

11 Seven

10 August

09.5 This Is Me Trying

09 Illicit Affairs

09 Invisible String

10 Mad Woman

11 Epiphany

10 Betty

08.5 Peace

09.5 Hoax

 

lemme have two 11's whilst I choose between them x Hoax is the biggest grower on listen 2

Hoax is my #1 now, I think.

a great choice *.*

 

I think Epiphany is affirming itself as my #1, it's so gorgeous. And listening closely to the lyrics, it hits 50x harder and is one hell of a song for the current times.

 

This album may be her best songwriting ever <3 I really think this album is going to solidify her reputation forever as one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.

album tea so far:

 

- There's a collection of 3 songs she refers to as the Teenage Love Triangle -> they explore a love triangle from all 3 people's perspectives at different time in their lives

so the songs in question are Betty, cardigan and august. The song seems to be told from the perspective a boy named James who is reminiscing about the childish way he treated his high school classmate Betty.

 

Cardigan = girl he cheated on

August = girl he cheated with

Betty = the cheater's perspective

 

her mind I- :cheeseblock:

 

This is honestly unreal, what a bloody album.

Such a great record...

epiphany is a career best. it might be her most beautiful song ever. it's so ethereal.

I think I've decided Epiphany/Seven/The 1/Cardigan/American Dynasty/August/Mad Woman/Betty are all already better than all Lover tracks not named Lover/Cruel Summer/Cornelia Street/The Man. and I think a couple more will join that list soon :o

 

Anyhoo I have now been up non-stop since Tay's announcement so imma try get a couple hours sleep so looking forward to seeing some of y'all reactions when I wake up *.*

loving Exile ft Bon Iver as expected and him singing with his full voice instead of falsetto is a rare treat!

I full on get shivers when listening to epiphany 😭😍

 

(Yes going to sleep is failing x)

This album is so amazing, love it!

EPIPHANY

The reviews it’s getting are unbelievable, 93 on metacritic with 4 reviews and 9.7 from user reviews

For me, it's probably her best album. I've never been big on Taylor Swift, but I really enjoyed reputation and enjoyed what I heard (the singles) of Lover. This is easily her best as I'm listening through now

I was intrigued about this subversion of expectations as I was a big fan of 'Safe & Sound' and I'm happy to report that I'm feeling satisfied with the album :heart: there are plenty of highlights dotted around but my favourite run at any point is that back-to-back trio of 'seven', 'august' and 'this is me trying' <3 the latter reminds me of 'Tomorrow' by Avril Lavigne a little. 'seven' might be my ultimate favourite on the record right now - so magical. 'epiphany' is certainly challenging it though!

 

I really look forward to returning to this later in the year. It sounds like it'll suit Autumnal walks and cosy winter nights in just perfectly.

 

Definitely ordering myself a vinyl now.

invisible string! :heart:

Epiphany is my favourite, also love Cardigan, Exile and Betty though. Definitely a super strong collection that I think is going to go down as one of her defining records, it's hitting different in the midst of what the world is going through. I think it's one of those albums that feels even stronger because it's been released at a perfect time.