Taylor Swift - Midnights - Album Review
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- For this new album review, Taylor Swift delivers a low-key nocturnal confessional that might just be her best to date.
Best Songs: ‘Maroon’, ‘Anti-Hero’, ‘Snow on the Beach’ ft. Lana Del Rey, ‘You’re On Your Own Kid’, ‘Vigilante Shit’, ‘Sweet Nothings’, ‘Mastermind’
Worst Songs: ‘Bejeweled'
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Taylor Swift - Midnights - Album Review (indie pop)
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I was not expecting Mark to like this so much, but as a long-time TS fan, I'm pleased. I don't think it's as complete as folklore and evermore, and I'm never a fan of her anti-hater songs, but I appreciate how introspective and self-critical she can be. As a songwriter, she's far ahead of where she was even four or five years ago.
there aren't any "anti-hater" songs on this album though (if that's what you were implying)
Anti-hero was an automatic favourite for me, but an underdog was Midnight Rain. I didn't think I'd like the voice pitching but it quickly grew on me imo
I've seen 6 reviews of this album so far between TH-cam & TikTok. 1/2 really liking it & 1/2 saying it's one of her worst. Yours is my favorite. I appreciate that you dug into the album so much & explained it so well. I can't remember the last time I saw people so split down the middle on an album. I'd describe it as the sound of Reputation combined with the sound on Lover which actually makes it surprising that I like it so much. I consider Reputation mid & Lover her worst album... To me Midnights kinda has an outer space fairytale type of vibe.
Btw you & Crashs reviews of Brave Faces Everyone made me listen to the album & it's now one of my 10 favorites of all time. Thank you for that!
Really like your description of the album as an “outer space fairytale”. The red skies in maroon, the image of her as a monster in anti hero, “eyes like flying saucers from another planet” on snow on the beach… I get the same vibe
I love Snow on The Beach. And that Janet Jackson reference made me happy.
What Janet Jackson reference?
@@therandomname69420 when she says “now I’m all for you like Janet.” Janet has a song called All For You!
This album is predicted to make a "Certified Lover Boy" sized album bomb where she'll takeover 90% of the top 10
And quite honestly given the state of the Hot 100 top ten this week, the Taylor Swift album bomb will be more than welcome
And i will take it
If it beats CLB out for the record of the most songs an album has had in the Top 10, I'll DEFINITELY take it.
unrelated but katy perry needs to let james ford (jessie ware's producer) produce her next album making neodisco/synthpop perfection, incredibly cohesive yet so catchy to top all the billboard charts around the globe.
One week too late, I'm afraid to say. :(
It's lonely over here at Enjoying "Glitch" Headquarters, but I'll live
Really enjoyed this review. The fan discourse about this album is exhausting, so I'm grateful for your thoughtful points now more than ever
I loved Karma, it’s a hater song which I usually don’t like from her but since it’s obviously aimed at Scooter Braun and the other profiteers it feels a lot more valid. It’s goofy in the right way.
I liked Anti-Hero as an admission that actually she does kind of suck and it’s not all the shit she’s been through.
It does feel like Reputation II, but this album’s an introspective whisper rather than a big dumb shout. I’m interested in what she does next for the first time ever.
Midnights is my favorite pop album by taylor. I liked it a lot
Dude I laude the restraint she shows here. This feels like a proper ALBUM album probably for the first time from Taylor. I'm a proud swiftie and I don't get the hate. It is different than her previous work sonically and in how confessional it is and but it's the music that matters. And I think the music won. It's different but it sucks when a fan doesn't applaude the artist's artistic evolution.
While I am more a fan of Dessner's work with Taylor than I am with Antonoff's, I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I feel it is her most emotionally intelligent album to date, but also just one of the most interesting in its choices. I don't know what I was expecting Midnights to be, I just know that it wasn't this, and I was more than ok with that.
…I was not expecting to agree with you as much as I did. As much as I adore folklore and lover and speak now, I honestly think this is the best elements of all along with reputation which I love dearly for the all the wrong reasons combined into one singular project that resonates on a deeper level than perhaps all of them. I still need more time to form a real opinion on it, but it might be her best to date. Saying this as someone who has been listening to her music since childhood and has so much emotional attachment to speak now.
Favorite tracks: vigilante shit (that bass line is absolutely amazing, and she wears the mask so well it’s disturbing) midnight rain (the vocoder works better for me than I expected, and I’m pretty sure it’s the follow up to back to December, go back and listen to it with that in mind, you might see it) sweet nothing (a combination of it’s nice to have a friend and New Year’s Day in the best way possible, it’s one of my all time favorite ballads from her)
Least favorite tracks: maroon (I’m not too crazy about the production here, but overall a very solid track that I still like better than about half of red) labyrinth (this one is just a tad stagnant, I think even though the point of the track is to be very slow and winding, you really need a better chorus to pull it all together)
Overall score: 9.2/10 (this will definitely change in the next few months once I get more time to process)
…dang this turned out way longer than I expected
Loved hearing your thoughts! You really unwrapped some of the layers of this album for me. It's brilliant but I find it hard to articulate why.
I Love this álbum! For me It grows so much that no music, 7 bônus tracks included, is a skip... Every music Works for me
…best to date? You have me GLUED to my seat Mr. Pulse :)
Not to be a Swiftie, but Taylor has never been insufferable in the working field. She is known for her kindness and allowing people to do what they do best without pushing boundries.
Great review btw! This is the most clever and insightful review of Midnights I've ever seen thus far.
I'm surprised to hear people calling this a "mid" album. Everyone I've seen has been loving it and picking out their favorite tracks.
It's in large part because casual listeners were expecting stuff like folklore/evermore
WillTalksMusic can't stand it. Neither can fantano.
If anyone's making those shitty 'mid' comments again, I must show them this video.
This!!! Fans expect music out of Taylor as if they expect her to do everything acc to them. As if she's not a real artist and she's gonna always do what they want and also surprise them within the boundaries of their music consumption.
Midnights is very different from her other albums. More mature. I really loved it.
It does kinda annoy me the fans will defend Reputation when that album is pretty bad but call this mid, this is close to her best if not her best, even my least favourite song Lavander Haze is still a good 3.5/5. I'm happy Taylor is making music like this become more mainstream, it won't actually mind when this album ends up bombing the chart in a couple of weeks.
Honestly, this album feels like “good Reputation”
That is just your personal opinion. I think Reputation has something more to offer than this one. The more I listened to Midnights, the more it felt like a recycled version of past sounds, mediocre.
I think she needs to collab with other producers, Jack's sound is starting to get pretty repetitive.
(this, too, is only my personal opinion. there are no facts about which is better.)
Taylor swift’s new sound is just a lesser version of chvrches.
tbh I was EXTREMELY disappointed with Rep at first, but it's become one of my favorite albums.
Similarly, I was pretty disappointed by Midnights overall on first listen, but it's grown on me a lot (and trusted it would, based on the aforementioned Rep journey). I'm more of a lyrics-driven listener, so my distaste for cornier stuff on Rep like Gorgeous and "my drug is my baby" sort of lines translate over to quite a few parts on Midnights, which detracts from my enjoyment. And that's fine! She's proven herself as a writer and has earned the right to put out some (imo) clunkers.
The fact that people vehemently disagree about what's good and bad in her discography tells me that none of it is objectively bad. I mean, I've seen my leaat favorite songs on the top of people's lists, and vice-versa with some of my favorites. She's got something for everyone, I guess.
Reputation is awful; this one is mid. I don't understand the hype.
The initial, knee-jerk discourse did affect my first impressions of the album, but by the third listen, it really clicked with me. It’s definitely not my favorite, but it is a great record. The first half and the last two songs were especially good, imo.
Best album to date I can totally agree with you Mark 😊😊
Have you listened to the 7 "3 AM" bonus tracks Mark?? They make the album even better in my mind 😊😊
Ok got my answer at the 14-15 minute mark lol glad to hear your thoughts on it 😊😊
Taylor swift’s return to mainstream pop in 2022 is the greatest thing in her whole career
Just the review I was waiting to see
Good review, Mark. :)
Agreed with a lot of what you had to say!
Here's my review of 'Midnights':
Taylor Swift - ‘Midnights (3am Edition)’:
#1: Lavender Haze (88/100)
#2: Maroon (85/100)
#3: Anti-Hero (80/100)
#4: Snow On The Beach [ft Lana Del Rey] (70/100)
#5: You’re On Your Own, Kid (83/100)
#6: Midnight Rain (71/100)
#7: Question…? (82/100)
#8: Vigilante S**t (61/100) 👀
#9: Bejeweled (87/100)
#10: Labyrinth (89/100)
#11: Karma (92/100) 🥈
#12: Sweet Nothing (86/100)
#13: Mastermind (81/100)
#14: The Great War (78/100)
#15: Bigger Than The Whole Sky (80/100)
#16: Paris (90/100) 🥉
#17: High Infidelity (82/100)
#18: Glitch (77/100)
#19: Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve (93/100) 🥇
#20: Dear Reader (85/100)
TOTAL: 1640/2000 (82.0%)
Album Rating: Outstanding
It's a grower. Very solid album that doesn't get enough love
It’s broken a lot of records. Literally occupying all first ten spots on the charts…. What do you mean??
@@tativizca4687 by "not getting enough love" I mean "I seen too many people trash talking it"
it’s definitely better than reputation. It’s not my favorite of her recent albums (I loved her evermore and folklore eras) but there are definitely some gems on here.
Great deep review Mark.
Great album I think this is one of here best albums or not it’s her best album so far I love this album
Same here
y’all truly need to let the country shit go , pop has always been her element imo
Excellent review, Mark. Seriously, wonderful stuff. I love how eloquently you speak on music that you love.
Yeah, this literally the most Adult thing in her catalog. Which kinda makes this a breath of fresh air.
So is folklore and evermore
This is becoming my favorite Taylor Swift album
1989
The good elements of Reputation and Lover
Mix in the mature songwriting of Folklore and evermore
We get midnights
Karma is my favorite song
I'm looking forward to an midnights album bomb
Best: Anti-Hero, Snow On A Beach, Labrinth
HM: Sweet Nothing
DM: Bejeweled
Worst: Vigilante Shit
My Opinion:
Overall, a pretty good return to pop from one of the most successful artists of the 21st Century. Had the production been a bit better, this could've been a great record.
Light/Decent 7/10
Best Songs: Anti-Hero, You're On Your Own, Kid, Maroon, Karma, Sweet Nothing, Lavender Haze
Worst Songs: Vigilante Sh*t (Sorry, Mark), Midnight Rain (this one is mainly for that ugly pitched down voice in the chorus and for some big production gripes I have)
I listened to it for the first time at noon and didn’t appeal to it much. Listened to it again at the end of the day, I was more susceptible and found songs like you’re on your own, kid more appealing.
Great review
I think people are overplaying the reception to this album, a small number of negative voices are being amplified to seem like they're a majority. Most of the people whose opinions I trust liked it, I liked it, the press reviews are very good, the numbers keep trending upwards so it's clearly connecting with people. Apart from the pick-me's on r/popheads I don't really know who's not liking this album.
You contradicted yourself
As a die hard swiftie this is My favourite album by Taylor by a lot. I personally love Jacks production as it highlights and works with Taylor's vocal really well. Its very relatable especially at Midnight listening to it.
Best Songs: Midnight Rain (the best song here by far) Anti Hero, Lavender Haze, Mastermind, Snow On The Beach, Karma
Worst Song: Labrinyth (Not even bad its still good just my least favourite)
Bonus Tracks are all good but I'm glad they're off the original and put as on a 3am edition.
Me trying to guess Mark's rankings of Taylor's albums, based off what he's said (aaaaand what I know about his tastes):
1. Speak Now / Midnights
2. Lover
3. Folklore
4. Evermore
5. Fearless
6. 1989
7. Self-Titled Debut
8. Reputation
9. Red
I'm just struggling with the production - it's not gripping me enough to sit through the entire album to fully appreciate it 😭😭
the album is very boring and forgettable despite the honesty and complexity
@rileyreads I can totally see where ur coming from but it's the trap snares and beats that are off putting - its not rlly my kinda sound and I get the dark ambiance and vibe but I wish she'd have done it differently haha
no need to cry about it.
Nice Suit btw Mark!
Klandace owens calls it objectively bad so i love it already
LOL No one outside of racist white conservatives and black conservatives (*cough* *cough* Officer Tatum *cough* *COUGH* Kanye West) cares what KKKlandace freaking Owens has to say.
And unfortunately she’s right
I'm gonna say it, I don't trust anyone who concretely decides this album's worth on a single listen. This is one of those albums where you NEED to listen to it more than once to hold an opinion that I'll trust.
I still need to get through my second listen myself but on first impression, I LOVE how this album sounds. This kind of lo-fi synthpop is just my vibe.
With many albums I feel unsure on with the first listen, I'm like "Okay, I guess I'll have to listen to it again to know what I properly think of it". With this album, I actively WANT to relisten to it to know what I properly think of it. I'm sure there'll be lyrical passages and sequencing places I missed the first time round.
I find it really interesting that you've worn a dark suit with a white shirt underneath for every on-camera review you've done of a Taylor Swift album.
He knows it's a big event lmao.
wow i really aprecciate your good taste
Partner she loves that Taylor Swift albums are unique in their own way great artist
Hope you don't miss the new courtney marie andrews album, I didn't love it as much as old flowers but it was still worth a listen.
I enjoy this album alot
I can’t believe people are acting like this isn’t one of her bests immediately, because it really is. I love this album so much
Harlee, weird question, but how do you feel about gay marriage?
To me, it isn’t, personally
I believe the instrumentation to be poor and her singing to be muted. Mojavie 3, Cowboy Junkies, Mazzy Star, Devics and Black Heart Procession put more instrumentation and variety in this style.
Different strokes for different folks, I'm a huge fan but it's not clicking for me honestly. And I love pop Taylor.
Her best since "Speak Now", and arguably her best ever.
(Edit: Get the original version, without the "bonus tracks". It works as a whole.)
Yes yes yes yes a million times yes I freakin LOVE it 😍
I was not impressed by this album in the slightest but I haven't enjoyed Swift's work since 1989. If I'm going to listen to pop I don't like it when it's pretentious and trying to be deeper than it really is. However I'm glad people are getting something out of this and the lead single has grown on me immensely.
Prediction this album is going to take up the topten
Gosh, how about some nicer cushions and a better sofa? A nice dark blue suede or velvet would suit your personality. Really.
I personally don’t like Vigilante Šhіт
Agreed. I find it to be easily the worst song on the album.
Wow Vigilante Shit best song? I find it so cringy 😅
Yeah it's the worst song on this album by a mile imo.
What do you mean its not getting love? Have you seen its numbers? 10 songs aiming for Top 10 debut on Hot 100. Already sold 500,000 Vinyls and at 1.2 Million units sold in 3 days. Don't worry! It's a great album which will go down in history as Classic. 😀💯
As someone who likes this album quite a bit, early numbers are more about the hype behind the artist than public opinion on the specific work. Time will tell if it can maintain those huge numbers beyond first listens.
@@jeffreyberman8426 I get that. But hype can take you one day or two days on Top on Spotify. This is something really really big. I remember My favorite is Folklore and Red TV, And I can tell It has a really big achievements. Also Hype can't carry an artist to the Top. We saw what happened to Evermore. Everyone had to mass buy in the fandom with 3 remixes just so "Willow" can debut at #1. Now, with this album Midnights is staring at 10 songs debuting in Top 10. If that doesn't tell much I don't know what will.
tienes muy buen gusto, gracias por apreciarlo tanto como nosotros
1989 still.
Rep is my fav album lol. I don’t get the hate
26:33
I kinda do for some reason.
It’s okay. I listened to this and the loneliest time and I preferred Carly.
Does he write a script or something? How does he use these big words so swiftly?
You always say this one went long as if solo reviews don't just always go long now that you do shorts content the rest of the time
I honestly really disliked the album wen I heard it, but oddly enough I like it now. It was definitely a grower for me.
It’s a really good album and still not as good as the Loneliest time, good weekend for pop music
The Loneliest Time wasn't as good as everybody makes it seem to be though. The abyssmally low lows of that album (So Nice was one of Carly's worst ever) and the lack of conceptual and sonic framing does not balance out the highs of that album (Bends, however, is arguably one of the best pop releases of the year).
Loneliest time only has good moments. Not all of it is as consistently good as midnights
Okay whaaaat call me legitimately surprised by this review because on my initial listen, I thought this album was a pretty big step down after the highs of Folklore and Evermore lol
A lot of F haters in these comments as usual. A lot of music snobs as usual. Sad.
A really good and intelligent and preceptive review with one major flaw, believing her public 'relationships' are genuine. That's the problem with critiquing Swift, her public persona is in no way real and you can't prescribe songs to that.
See, here's the thing: you have no way to know that one way or the other. More often that not the number of unforced mistakes that she and her team have made in public give me the impression a lot of this is way more "real" than some massive calculated persona, especially when put into context with the messiness you hear from behind the scenes and in the studio. Yes, some of it is obviously massaged and directed - and on this album she's leaning into the assumptions being made that some of it is indeed calculated - but that doesn't make it inauthentic to her.
Bruh...I just have mixed feelings about this album ( I buy alot of her merch as well and I'm disappointed with the tshirts) I do aleast like five of the songs off the album but I don't feel like it's something to hyperventilate over.
ummm this is her worst album
Not the best just my opinion other albums are better in October like Exhumed and Cloud Rat
4/10 Mid album
Did you even finish the video?
Illiterate
@@piesause1376 do i give a s**t it's my damn opinion you people cannot take it seriously this generation sucks thank god WW3 is coming soon
@@DashieNegan41 what did you get from this video if you're still entitled to that opinion?
@@piesause1376 the wars from Ukraine and Russia now China is likely to go on War next with Taiwan and America are keep butting in freaking hell Biden stop
I found this album to be meh.
Very mid and a bit overhyped
Lyrically one of her weaker projects honestly. Such a drop off from Folklore. Maybe she needs to hook back with Aaron Dressner...
She does have some bonus tracks on Midnights that have Aaron Dessner on production if you want to check it out 😊 The Great War, Would've Could've Should've & High Infidelity on the 3 AM edition & Hits Different on the Target Exclusive edition
It’s as dull as it gets
Well…. I’m with fantano on this one lol
great songwriting. boring, low energy production
Another Mid album from Swift
what happened to your face dude? 😮 Go first to skin care center please
It's called acne, I've been dealing with it for decades. How about you show yours and then come back when you want to make inane comments? ;)