Tag: Midnights

  • Ultimate Taylor Swift Song Ranking Smackdown (Part 2)

    Ultimate Taylor Swift Song Ranking Smackdown (Part 2)

    Last week, I began my ridiculous mission of ranking the songs on every single one of Taylor Swift’s ten studio albums in advance of her eleventh, coming next week. I highly recommend you go back and check that one out first to hear a bit more about my thought process going into this project, but…

  • A Thematic Exploration of “Midnights”

    A Thematic Exploration of “Midnights”

    Before the release of my personal most-anticipated re-record, Speak Now Taylor’s Version, I wrote a post analyzing the themes of the album as a way to speculate on and look forward to all the ways that the re-record might iterate upon and build on the story the original album told. I think of that post…

  • “You’re Losing Me” and the Murky Boundary of Fan Speculation

    “You’re Losing Me” and the Murky Boundary of Fan Speculation

    On May 24th, 2023, Taylor Swift announced the release of a special deluxe version of her newest album, Midnights, exclusively sold at the merchandise stands of her Eras Tour. The deluxe version, called the “Late Night Edition”, featured the original 13 tracks of the album, a few of the “3 am edition” vault tracks, two…

  • FROCKTOBER: Reviewing Taylor Swift Outfits from Across the Eras

    FROCKTOBER: Reviewing Taylor Swift Outfits from Across the Eras

    For the final week of our themed October, I thought I’d return to a topic I often find myself covering here on this blog. My favorite blonde superstar, Miss Taylor Alison Swift. (What? There’s another week of October left? Nah, I don’t think I see that. We’ve got something else coming next week, anyway.) Taylor…

  • Next Week I See Taylor Swift in Concert… So Let’s Rerank My Top 30 Taylor Swift Songs

    Next Week I See Taylor Swift in Concert… So Let’s Rerank My Top 30 Taylor Swift Songs

    It is finally time. As I type this, I am exactly one week from my June 3rd Taylor Swift Eras Tour stop. I am so excited. I still have an entire full week of work and life (and driving three hours) to go, but I have such Taylor Swift brainrot right now in my excitement…

  • Ranking Taylor Swift’s Top 13 Bridges for Eras Tour

    Ranking Taylor Swift’s Top 13 Bridges for Eras Tour

    Today’s the day! Okay, sorry. Friday was the day. But the Eras tour has finally started. I’m not in Swift City, Erazona right now, but I am watching the fun from home while I await my two June shows in Chicago and Cincy. I’m too excited and too in a Swiftie state of mind not…

  • We Meet Ourselves – Midnights Review

    We Meet Ourselves – Midnights Review

    (The Swiftening Series: 1. folklore | 2. Lover | 3. reputation | 4. 1989 | 5. Red | 6. Speak Now | 7. Fearless | 8. Taylor Swift Bonus: Red TV | Midnights) And now, a slight interlude. For this entire month so far I’ve been reviewing media my friends wanted me to, to great fun. But when I set out to do this theme for the month…