MIAMI.- Taylor Swift I did it again! The singer, who announced at the Grammys the release of his eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department, He surprised his fans when he published the project early this Friday, which is composed of 31 songs.
Before midnight, the artist shared the first pieces of the disco on Apple Music. What many Swifties did not imagine is that at 2:00 am (Miami time) Swift would unveil an additional work consisting of 15 more songs and titled TTPD: The Anthology.
“The Tortured Poets Department It’s a DOUBLE secret album. I had written so much tortured poetry in the last two years and I wanted to share it all with you, so here is the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 bonus songs. And now the story is no longer mine… it’s all yours,” he wrote in an Instagram post.
The disc
The 34-year-old performer once again captures the 16 songs that make up Tortured Poets Department a series of deep reflections on heartbreak, nostalgia and anger, through a gentle rhythm.
Prior to the release, Taylor had explained that the album is: “an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and feelings from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time, one that was sensational and painful in equal measure.”
“This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter is closed and walled up. There is nothing to avenge and no scores to settle once the wounds have healed. And upon reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.” “This writer firmly believes that our tears become sacred in the form of ink on a page. Once we have told our saddest story, we can free ourselves from it. And then all that remains is tortured poetry,” she added.
The album also features important collaborations such as the lead single Fortnight, which was recorded with Post Malone and whose video clip premieres this Friday at 8:00 pm; while Florida!!! was recorded with Florence + The Machine.
Compositions
Taylor turned to her two usual songwriters and producers: Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, who are co-writers of several of the songs that make up The Tortured Poets Department.
Likewise, Swift also expressed her feelings as the sole author of two important songs: My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys y Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?.
For its part, Anthology include exclusive songs, in its vinyl edition, titled The Black Dog, The Albatross, The Bolter y The Manuscript.
Spotify reported that Taylor’s eleventh album ranked as the most pre-preserved in the platform’s history.
“It was really a lifesaver for me. Just the things I was going through, the things I was writing about,” he said, “it kind of reminded me why writing songs is something that really helps me in life.” These words were recorded in videos of the fans present at that event and went viral.
