“The world was expecting Reputation to be a celebrity self-pity party, after her September single “Look What You Made Me Do,” airing her grievances about getting mistreated by other famous people. Even if you think her complaints were totally justified, they felt like a dreary waste of her creative time, and many fans were dreading the idea of a whole album’s worth. But sorry, world – that was just one of her Swiftian fake-out moves, because there’s nothing else like that song on Reputation. (Whew.) Instead, she’s playing for bigger emotional stakes – this is an album full of one-on-one adult love songs. That’s a daring swerve from a songwriter who’s scored so many brilliant hits about pursuing the next romantic high. Taylor might love the players, but nowhere near as much as she loves the game.”
Rolling Stone, on Taylor Swift’s reputation (2017)
reputation is truly exceptional and completely different to anything Taylor has ever done. its complexity, rawness, lyrics and production really are out of this world. listening to it is pure pleasure and a great honor. so proud of you, Taylor.
Sex is like driving - some people are good at it, some people are terrible, sometimes you go slow, sometimes you go fast, you either get better or worse at it when drunk, and never, ever, let a hitchhiker come inside.
