After hearing a surprise announcement at the 2024 Grammys many fans, including myself, are excited that Taylor Swift has finally released her 11th studio album, \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department\u201d or \u201cTTPD.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As another surprise, a second album was released called \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology\u201d which is considered part two of the original release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In comparison to previous works, \u201cTTPD\u201d is one of Swift\u2019s heavier, darker albums which at first listen can be hard to digest, and with 31 songs it takes a bit of time to really process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this album has already made its way into one of my favorites by Swift. Even with its darker theme and moody overtone, I find the album to resonate deeply with me through her impressive use of language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s no secret that Swift prides herself on her lyrical composition skills, and \u201cTTPD\u201d may show this off the best with its use of metaphors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFresh Out the Slammer\u201d describes the feeling of being free from a toxic or bad relationship through metaphors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The album\u2019s lead single, \u201cFortnight\u201d which features Post Malone is one of her best choices for a song to represent an album. With its hard-hitting lyrics and stunning vocal production I think it\u2019s a perfect fit for the lead, and Post Malone is the perfect addition to the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of my favorite songs in this album was \u201cClara Bow\u201d in which Swift describes the comparisons female artists go through in music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s how we teach women to see themselves, as like you could be the new replacement for this woman who\u2019s done something great before you,\u201d Swift said in an interview with Variety.com. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n To me, it also can tie into the feeling of getting older and knowing that while you are replaceable, your impact isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d is another favorite for me, in which she describes mourning a relationship that has ended. The lyrics \u201cI just don\u2019t understand \/ how you don\u2019t miss me in The Black Dog\u201d tells how she feels forgotten and abandoned by her ex as she knows he\u2019s in the bar they would go to together. She continues later singing \u201cOld habits die screaming\u201d which describes how the end of a relationship can be brutal. I loved her lyricism in this song and how I could feel the dread in her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All in all, \u201cTTPD\u201d is considered a certified classic to me, with its darker theme which is reminiscent of previous albums like \u201cFolklore\u201d and \u201cEvermore,\u201d and pure rawness I believe it will be one of Swift\u2019s most impactful albums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The future’s bright, dazzling for music After hearing a surprise announcement at the 2024 Grammys many fans, including myself, are excited that Taylor Swift has… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":10435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[155],"class_list":["post-10434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"authors":[{"term_id":155,"user_id":98,"is_guest":0,"slug":"abigayle-hayden","display_name":"Abigayle Hayden","avatar_url":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/3b4e03dc6f69c69d883057ed7cff6024.jpg?ver=1778632662","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10436,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10434\/revisions\/10436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10434"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=10434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}