{"id":2229731,"date":"2024-04-25T03:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swifts-the-tortured-poets-department-isnt-as-edgy-as-she-thinks\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T03:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:56:18","slug":"taylor-swifts-the-tortured-poets-department-isnt-as-edgy-as-she-thinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swifts-the-tortured-poets-department-isnt-as-edgy-as-she-thinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8216;The Tortured Poets Department&#8217; lacks edginess"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaylor-swifts-the-tortured-poets-department-isnt-as-edgy-as-she-thinks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Taylor Swift, after\u2063 dominating \u2064with \u200c&#8221;The Eras\u2062 Tour&#8221; and a Grammy win\u2064 for Best Album of the Year, released \u2063&#8221;The Tortured Poets Department.&#8221; The album broke records on Spotify and \u200bshowcased a \u2062darker, fiercer side of Swift. Fans and critics speculate on \u2062the evolution of \u2063her \u2062music and\u200c its lasting \u2063impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-gender-prof-covid-revealed-the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality\/\" title=\"CA Gender Prof: COVID Revealed The \u2018Tragedy Of Heterosexuality\u2019\">pop culture<\/a>. Following \u200cher success with &#8220;The Eras Tour&#8221; and a Grammy victory for \u2063Best Album\u200b of the Year, Taylor Swift \u200bintroduced &#8220;The \u2063Tortured Poets Department.&#8221; This album made history on \u2064Spotify, \u200brevealing a more intense and edgy side of Swift. Enthusiasts and reviewers ponder\u200c over the transformation of her music and its enduring influence on \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-dirty-harry-exist-today\/\" title=\"Could Dirty Harry Exist Today?\">pop culture landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After over a year of extensive press coverage thanks to The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has claimed her spot as America\u2019s top celebrity.<\/p>\n<p>After winning Best Album of the Year at this year\u2019s Grammys, Swift announced her new album, \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department,\u201d which was released last week. For Swifties, it was the next thing to look forward to after establishing cultural hegemony over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/taylor-swift-breaks-spotify-single-day-records-release-11th-studio-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox Business<\/a>, \u201c[H]er 11th studio album also [became] Spotify\u2019s most<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-first-to-claim-billboard-hot-100s-top-10-songs-in-single-week\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift First to Claim Billboard Hot 100\u2019s Top 10 Songs in Single Week\">-streamed album<\/a> in a single day in their history.\u201d If there was any doubt that she has outmaneuvered all competition in her genre, the commercial success clearly favors her music. Does she still have any daring edge left in her? Will the fans be right that the new album is merely an extension of the uptempo \u201cMidnights\u201d album? Not quite.<\/p>\n<p>What got fans and media outlets raving about the album was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-already-having-to-deal-with-ethical-headache-created-by-kamala-harris-niece-report\/\" title=\"White House Already Having To Deal With \u2018Ethical Headache\u2019 Created By Kamala Harris\u2019 Niece: Report\">drama surrounding<\/a> her notorious celebrity romances outside the studio. Songs taking fans through the gossip with former boyfriends Joe Alywn and Matt Healy is exactly what tabloid journalists are looking for. Was this more of the same \u201ctrying to move on but can\u2019t\u201d theme? Swift decides to don the mask and pour it into Lana Del Rey\u2019s type of material. Rather than stick to the typical high school dating drama, Swift took the gloves off in bringing up decades-old grudges and new love interests alike. <\/p>\n<p>The opening tracks set the stage for the \u201cMidnights\u201d-esque tone, however, diehard fans will notice a new tone with \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department.\u201d Swift goes full femme fatale with her ruthless lyrical rants. \u201cSo Long, London\u201d and \u201cThe Smallest Man Who Ever Lived\u201d dive into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-authorities-search-for-tanker-truck-believed-to-contain-dozens-to-be-trafficked\/\" title=\"Texas authorities search for tanker truck believed to contain dozens to be trafficked\">darker side<\/a>. She wants the romance to continue but may go rogue if things don\u2019t pan out. The amount of hostility is present with the lyrics taking an angrier turn, which often contrasts with the upbeat backing track.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the contrast is most visible between Swift\u2019s lighter and darker side. Perhaps, she\u2019s channeling her strongest competitor, Del Ray. A competition that stems back to 2012. The legacy of pop was up for grabs, and Swift took the mantle from the dreary Tumblr girls. With \u201cRed,\u201d they found their new anthems in country-fused pop with a modern twist. Now the same romanticism caught up with her in \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department.\u201d The blend of both worlds came together, a pivot that may help future pop singers have longer careers \u2014 a theme that fans might find in the final song, \u201cClara Bow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Music critics have been more cynical of the formulaic Jack Antonnoff style that doesn\u2019t dazzle fans the way it did with the more eclectic Del Ray albums he also worked on. Beyond the sound, her lyrics ooze an elitist snark on songs like the overly meta title track and \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Little Old Me.\u201d Her self-serious \u201cpoetry\u201d leaves Swift\u2019s girlboss persona hanging in the balance. The romance appears to go one way while what used to be relatable teen angst now goes the other, exposing the limited range of her topics and imagination. Maybe a closer look at Swiftian psychology will present the narcissistic personality that remains an albatross around her neck. <\/p>\n<p>Swift becomes her own weakness. A symbol that overstayed its welcome. The it girl that fell on her own sword. The country era was replaced. Now the only place to go is to remaster past albums. A step in the right direction, yet directionless nonetheless. It\u2019s a cyclical career unable to step outside itself and expand on more interesting output like the \u201cFolklore\u201d or \u201cEvermore\u201d era.<\/p>\n<p>Her inflated stature becomes a theme in the album. She leans into the tragic celebrity archetype that we\u2019ve seen emerge in recent years in Hulu documentaries and celebrity memoirs. Yet in an era where musicians lean on familiar cliches rather than daring projects, Swift has been rewarded for staying in the same lane. Fans love her with or without tragic motifs. \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department\u201d is not quite as edgy as she might imagine it to be, but she at least found a way to hark back to the Tumblr girl angst that was missing in many albums prior.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Aaron Cummings is an American cultural commentator. 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