The Tortured Poets Department is “One Hell of a Drug”


When Taylor Swift changed her social media profile pictures to black and white and wore long black gloves at the 66th Annual Grammy awards, everyone expected Taylor Swift to announce the release of Reputation, her 2017 album. Swift has been rerecording her albums after manager Scooter Braun claimed rights to them in 2019, so this was the next logical step for her career. When the beloved artist mounted the stage, onlookers in the audience and at home held their breaths in anticipation of the news.

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Midnights: Swiftly Taking Over the World

Midnights tells "the stories of 13 sleepless nights" that occurred throughout Swift's life. The album was released at midnight on October 21. Midnights gracefully speaks on themes of love, loss, anxiety and self-image, taking the listener through nights of insomnia-fueled anxieties that keep Swift awake. These themes are evident on tracks such as “Labyrinth” where Swift sings, “It only feels this raw right now / Lost in the labyrinth of my mind” and “Anti-Hero,” with the line, “I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror.”

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Improvised and Alive: "Melon Shades" Releases Debut Album

There is nothing planned about the Maine-based duo Melon Shades. Henry Raker ‘22 and Shawn Russell, who are behind the group, just realized their debut album on Jan. 11, 2019. Never taking themselves too seriously, the album, which was mostly improvised, has a fun and funky sound that is hazy and perfectly imperfect.

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