(October 2023) Episode 529 of the “opus project” is TAYLOR SWIFT. I’m not saying I did an episode on T.S. to prove to my daughter that I can listen to more than just obscure late-60s psychedelic rock bands. But I’m not not saying that too. Whether it’s the early cotton-candy country pop or the later autotuned-to-hell hyper-productions, this is not music I enjoy. However, I did tolerate the two stripped-down, decapitalized albums from 2020, folklore and evermore. The best thing is that she writes her own songs, which separates her from most other mega-stars.
Favorite album: folklore
Favorite song (bouncy): Shake It Off
Favorite song (dark): Vigilante Shit
Best moment: When I heard the lyric “Or does she mouth, ‘Fuck you forever’?” from mad woman on folklore as “Or does she mouth-fuck you forever?”
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: 274 million Instagram and 100 million Spotify followers can’t be wrong, right?
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