taylor swift’s “evermore”: track-by-track review
On December 10th, Taylor Swift made an announcement that no one saw coming — the imminent release of her 9th studio album within 24 hours. The news came less than 5 months after she dropped her 8th studio album, also inspired by and written and produced within her COVID-19 isolation. The “sister album” (as she calls it) continues many of the same wrenching lyrical themes and bold musical arrangements of the prior album while also going in new and exciting directions.
an overview of evermore
On July 24, 2020, Taylor Swift sent shock waves through the music industry when she unexpectedly dropped her 8th studio album, folklore. She had always spaced out her album eras by more than two years and this album came less than a year after her 7th studio album, Lover. In addition to being a surprise (announced to the world less than 24 hours before its release), it was also notable for three other reasons. The first is that it was the first high-profile music release produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second is that it represented a marked departure from Taylor Swift’s increasingly pop music-oriented sound. The third is that it was good; like really, really good.
Within a few weeks, folklore had become the best-selling album of 2020. The first single, “cardigan,” became Taylor Swift’s sixth #1 hit on the…
