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Album Review: 1989 by Taylor Swift

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October 29, 2014
Taylor Swift announced to the world that the newly released 1989 was a straight up pop album. Few people probably thought she had ever been making something other than pop music. Swift’s song construction has always been pop, and apart from country instruments that were usually mixed in the background, most of her production hasn’t been identifiable as country. Swift also
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Single Review: Taylor Swift “…Ready For It?”

September 5, 2017
Strike One: “Look What You Made Me Do” Strike Two: “…Ready For It?” Why is Taylor Swift rapping and who told her the white-girl rapping route was a wise move in 2017? This isn’t looking good. First there was the strange, vindictive, “I’m So Sexy”-sampling first single “Look What You

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