2020 Review: “Evermore” by Taylor Swift
The second pandemic album from the pop icon of my generation contains some of her most richly detailed stories to date.
It’s crazy for me to think about, but it was fifteen years ago that Kanye West took to the stage of the Video Music Awards, snatched the microphone from Taylor Swift as she delivered her acceptance speech for Best Female Video, and declared Beyoncé had “one of the best videos of all time.”
What’s even crazier to me is that Swift, an artist who was popular when I was in middle school, is not only as relevant as ever, but she’s also arguably eclipsed Beyoncé in terms of influence and star power.
The press and online buzz for the Eras Tour versus the Renaissance tour proves that, to me at least. Not to mention her massive legion of fans, her ever-present place on the charts and in the tabloids, her female billionaire status, her superstar football boyfriend, and conservative commentators conjuring conspiracies about her controlling the votes of liberal America.
And now, on the heels of her historic fourth Album of the Year Grammy, I thought I would look back on one of Taylor’s past eras, the second half of her pandemic-era albums, Evermore. With everyone trapped inside, Swift seemed struck by intense…
