The CHIEF November 2022

Music Review

By Vanessa Kapper

Taylor Swift's Midnights

Taylor Swift released her tenth studio album on October 21st, 2022. Her pop album, Midnights , broke the Spotify record of having the most streamed album in one day. She also claimed Billboard’s entire top ten in one week. Her album has thirteen songs on her original album and three extra songs on her deluxe album. On the release night of Midnights, she surprise-released a 3 AM edition of Midnights , consisting of seven extra songs. Midnights is for sure in the top three of my favorite Taylor Swift albums and could possibly even be my number one. Taylor Swift is a mastermind at songwriting as shown in her previous albums, Folklore and Evermore. Each song has a captivating and motivating story to tell and I firmly believe there is no bad song on this album. My personal favorites are “Bigger Than the Whole Sky,” “Maroon,” “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve,” and “The Great War.” Honestly, the list goes on and on. The songs of Midnights are stories that Taylor Swift has written in the middle of sleepless nights throughout her life. On October 31st, 2022, she announced her upcoming Eras Tour, her first tour since her 2018 Reputation tour. This tour will consist of songs throughout all of her albums, which I very much hope to get tickets for.