"I had high hopes for this album, because Swift was finally returning to the producers she used for 1989 and Reputation. I've listened to her music since we were both in high school, and my body remembers the anticipation it felt before some of her better albums, and the ecstasy of having that anticipation rewarded with an LP full of bangers."
"But despite Swift's meteoric rise in the last five years, the quality of her work has stagnated. No combination of fanfare and publicity blitz and headlines and awards can outweigh an album that you don't want to put on repeat. "Only as hot as your last hit baby," Swift sings on this album. Unfortunately for her, that phrase feels like a curse."
Three square, thin, carefully wrapped vinyl packages arrived; only one belonged to the narrator and remained unopened because the album had already been streamed and judged poor. High hopes existed due to a return to producers from 1989 and Reputation and a long history of excitement for past releases. The album is described as the weakest and least interesting work, lacking heart, purpose, and emotional core. The record is characterized as a product made for sale rather than an album worth buying. Taylor Swift is recognized as a good businessperson.
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