Gold rush is just another example of that, with the songwriting only being outmatched by the expert production. Swift once again sings about a failed love, asking: “where did my baby go?” and asking if two people are in it for the long-haul, how did the relationship end so soon? For the people who believe Swift only ever writes about her relationship, she demonstrates her most mature and sophisticated songwriting on Evermore and its sister album Folklore, redefining herself as a singer-songwriter. coney island is Swift’s collaboration with The National, and was an instant favourite of mine. The magic of songwriting is that she has the ability to take anything and make it into a relatable story, one that the majority of her fans can resonate with. Has she imagined the whole thing in her head? Is it worth cutting and running while she still can? The stripped-back piano on this tune makes for a delicate and heart-wrenching song. She tells the story of someone whose love is not reciprocated by another. Once again creating this album in a socially-distant manner, telling her record label only a week before its release, Swift gifted her fans with a plethora of slow, melodic and painfully reminiscent songs that make us all feel awful about how unproductive we’ve been during the lockdown.įresh from leading this year’s Grammy nominations, Swift treated us to songs like tolerate it which is as heart-breaking as it is brutally honest. Similarly to Folklore, Swift’s surprise album in July, there was no lead-up to the release, no marketing budget, and relied solely on the word of mouth.Įvermore is just another example of Swift’s songwriting genius. When Taylor Swift announces a surprise album, it is a natural reaction for her biggest fans to immediately go into panic mode, planning streaming parties, watch parties and doing everything they can to give the album its best chances of success. After regaining their bearings they took to the keyboards to note their thoughts on the latest from the world’s biggest pop star… Faith Pring (Editor-in-Chief): When Taylor Swift released her surprise LP, Evermore, it sent the fanbase into disarray including a couple of our editors.

Evermore by Sarah Sanders