I am meant to be holding out for a listening party with friends tonight but I think I'm about to crack.

 

31 songs is insane anyway !!

 

Midnights is one of my favs so I have high hopes for this !!!

Edited April 19, 20241 yr by London

After 3 listens for the first album

 

04 Fortnight [ft. Post Malone]

10 The Tortured Poets Department  FAVORITE

09My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

09 Down Bad

09 So Long, London

09 But Daddy I Love Him

10 Fresh Out the Slammer

10 Florida!!! [ft. Florence and the Machine]

08 Guilty as Sin?

10 Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?  FAVORITE

08 I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

06 LOML

10 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart  FAVORITE

09 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

10 The Alchemy

08 Clara Bow

Does LOML stand for anything?

I love this album with all my little heart already. Being a Taylor fan is so rewarding.

Starting now!

 

50 seconds into Fortnight :lol:

My favourite actress being involved in the making of my favourite song on this album by my favourite singer :cheeseblock: I won *.*

Is it samey? Yes

Is it a problem? No

She should have waited a while between releasing both 'discs' for the album ad its a lot to take in. However I when listening I don't really see it as individual songs it's more of a continuation of sound which I enjoy.

From someone who really did not like her output prior to Folklore she's found an extremely comfortable sound. Absolutely perfect music and lyrics to enjoy and zone in on. I will devour this album for a long time wish it had a winter release tho.

 

06 Fortnight [ft. Post Malone]

10 The Tortured Poets Department 

09My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

09 Down Bad

09 So Long, London

09 But Daddy I Love Him

10 Fresh Out the Slammer

10 Florida!!! [ft. Florence and the Machine]

08 Guilty as Sin?

10 Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? 

08 I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

06 LOML

10 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 

09 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

10 The Alchemy

08 Clara Bow

 

10 The Black Dog

10 imgonnagetyouback

10 The Albatross 

08 Chloe or Sam or Sophie or Marcus

09 How did it end?

10 So High School

09 I Hate It Here

09 thanK you alMee

09 I Look In People's Windows

10 The Prophecy

08 Cassandra

08 Peter

10 The Bolter

08 Robin

08 The Manuscript

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does LOML stand for anything?

 

At the end of the song she sings “loss of my life”

At the end of the song she sings “loss of my life”

 

Pre-album I was thinking “lord, oh my lord” for some reason :lol: Maybe a Don’t Blame Me gospel-ish vibe?

First listen ratings:

 

08.0 Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) > Really liking this on first listen! Looking forward to hearing it more. <

08.5 The Tortured Poets Department

10.0 My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys > Ohhhhh! This is probably going to be the OOTW/Getaway Car/Cruel Summer/Is It Over Now? of this album!!! YES YES YES!!! <

07.5 Down Bad > Feels like the less interesting sister to 'Midnight Rain'. Nice enough. <

09.0 So Long London > This is gorgeous! I love that constant beat throughout. <

10.0 But Daddy I Love Him > THIS CHORUS!!! FUCK YES! OH THIS IS WONDERFUL!!! <

07.5 Fresh Out the Slammer > This one has kind of passed me by a little bit at the moment. Hopefully it hits on more listens. I think this was the one I was most excited to hear. <

10.0 Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine) > BIIIITCH!!!! WHY AM I LOVING A FLORENCE SONG???!?!?? SOOOO GOOD! <

08.0 Guilty As Sin? > This and BDILH feel very Speak Now/Red by way of Midnights and I'm here for them! <

08.5 Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? > This is the song that people will pin point as to what is one of her best written songs from the album. Similar to 'You're On Your Own, Kid'... I love the delivery of the title. <

08.0 I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) > The slight western sound on this is cute! But again, I expected more from this. Maybe now I know it's not *quite* what I expected, it'll grow for me! <

09.0 loml > Oh this is heartbreaking! </3 <

09.0 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart > This is definitely the 'Mastermind' of this album but more... fun?? <

09.0 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived > THAT FINAL MINUTE AND A HALF! <

07.5 The Alchemy

07.0 Clara Bow

 

Will listen to the "second half" later. But I really love this album atm! No real dud for me. Some that I need to spend more time with, but nothing I dislike or hate.

At the end of the song she sings “loss of my life”

 

An, thanks for clarifying.

'So Long, London' was a nice surprise soundwise! Up to that point I was thinking "I'm liking this but she's done it all before"

@1781262690247143912

 

INSANE!

 

And she makes history with 'Fortnight' as that is the first song by a female artist, to EVER debut at number 1 on Apple Music. (Also 16 tracks debuted in the top 25...)

I love I can do it with a broken heart and fortnight.

I like Florida , who is a afriend of little old me and the tortured poets department. I think I can do it with a broken heart should be a single.

Edited April 19, 20241 yr by kimberley88

This is one of the stans then, eh? I’m sorry I feel like this is her worst work yet. I have enjoyed some of her albums previously as well so I’m not a hater but this is just Taylor in autopilot… and where is the great songwriting they speak of?

 

The Charlie Puth line, “tattoo golden retriever”, the whole chorus of But Daddy I Love Him, “I so depressed I act like it’s my birthday everyday”. I’m sorry it’s all so juvenile to me.

 

Hard pass but get your numbers gal x

New tracks:

 

10 The Black Dog - top 3 on the whole project potential

07.75 imgonnagetyouback - probs a grower

9.75 the albatross - love the willow vibes

9 Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus - love it

9.75 how did it end - LOVE the melody and lyrics, def going to be a highlight

8 so high school - I see it’s already getting fab reactions so maybe I need another listen x

9 I hate it here - very evermore era coded

8.25 Thank you Aimee - I CANNOT take the title seriously, good song tho

8 I look in people’s windows - serving the it’s nice to be a friend of tortured poets

9.5 the prophecy - love

9 cassandra

9.5 Peter

9.5 the bolter

9.25 Robin

9.5 the manuscript

 

Love it! Obvs so many new tracks to take in so songs are gonna need sometime to stand out but ik what 31 tracks are going to be on repeat nonstop for me

 

What are these extra songs on? Is it a special download edition? Or cd?

Stunning album, I'll be listening to this daily for the foreseeable future

This is one of the stans then, eh? I’m sorry I feel like this is her worst work yet. I have enjoyed some of her albums previously as well so I’m not a hater but this is just Taylor in autopilot… and where is the great songwriting they speak of?

 

The Charlie Puth line, “tattoo golden retriever”, the whole chorus of But Daddy I Love Him, “I so depressed I act like it’s my birthday everyday”. I’m sorry it’s all so juvenile to me.

 

Hard pass but get your numbers gal x

A friend of mine said that the album is like all her recent output squeezed through AI adding that it's fine as it is but there's nothing truly memorable in regards of her career there.

 

I haven't listened yet btw.

I think it’s a better album than ‘Midnights’ (but feel the highs are higher on ‘Midnights’).

 

Really excited to delve into the 2nd half! I’m so pleased with it!!

I think it’s a better album than ‘Midnights’ (but feel the highs are higher on ‘Midnights’).

 

Absolutely agree with this