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Review: Taylor Swift - 1989

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She is, without a doubt, one of the most well known artists in the music industry and Taylor Swift has yet again managed to create a masterpiece, an album worthy of global celebration. 1989 sees Swift take her music in a new direction, and as she drifts away from her country music roots and dives head first into the big world of pop music, she’s showing listeners just how talented she really is.

1989 kicks off with “Welcome To New York”, an uplifting track showing a new side to Swift’s sound. It’s a great pop song with catchy lyrics and a great electronic beat. Needless to say, Swift does a great job of not only welcoming us to New York, but to her new found music style as well.

Next is “Blank Space”. Steadier than its predecessor, it again shows Swift’s pop side, just in a very different way. The track is pretty smooth and a very easy listen, and much like it’s follow up, “Style”, is very happy with fun, catchy lyrics.

1989’s second single, “Out Of The Woods”, in track four. It’s slow and, like most pop songs, is incredibly repetitive. However, it does reveal some influence from various musical styles and through the chanting effects and echoes, one is able to hear how Swift is expanding as a musician. It’s followed by “All You Had to Do Was Stay”. Continuing with the album’s variation trend, it’s unique sound is definitely the high note and has already proved to be pretty popular with Swift’s fan base.

For many, “Shake It Off” was the soundtrack to the summer. A happy, uplifting song that was made to be danced to, it’s honestly one of the best on the whole album. If this song shows off anything, it’s Swift’s ability to make a good pop song. My only criticism is that it feels almost disjointed from the rest.

“I Wish You Would” is the seventh track on 1989 and takes the form of a catchy pop song, much like “Bad Blood”. However, these two certainly do not sound the same. Both are great tracks and have their strong qualities – “I Wish You Would” has a really effective change in tone between the chorus and verses, while “Bad Blood” has painfully catchy lyrics - but overall, “I Wish You Would” is more upbeat and “Bad Blood” more anthemic.

The next song contrasts with the strength of “Bad Blood”. “Wildest Dreams" is much slower and very mellow and is probably most reminiscent of Swift’s old sound while including such influences as Lana Del Rey.

“How You Get The Girl” is a fun tune and one you’d expect from Swift. The following “This Love” also shows elements of her attempts to “update” her older style. While ‘”How You Get The Girl” shows the peppy, pop styles of Swift, “This Love” shows her earlier country roots in a more mature form.

Track 12, “I Know Places”, is similar to “Wildest Dreams”. While it’s a much more electronically influenced song, it still manages to maintain the euphoric style shown so heavily in its predecessor.

“Clean” feels like a homage to Swift’s old sound, as she closes 1989 with a country vibe. It finishes the album off very nice and in a way that shows fans she’s still the same girl they know and love.

Overall, 1989 is a rollercoaster of every pop style you can think of: happy songs, sad melodies and even a few angry moments. Through this variation, Swift has somehow managed to put it all together and create an album that is truly a treasure.

Download: Blank Space

4/5

By Shannon Morton
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