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“The Tortured Poets Division,” the brand new album from Taylor Swift, could have the most important opening week of any album this yr. Crucial response to the discharge has been blended, however fan curiosity has remained extraordinarily excessive. And questions on Swift’s music and motivations abound.
On this week’s Popcast, a listener mailbag episode filled with questions prompted by Swift’s newest turns, together with
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How does “TTPD” mark the return to an earlier, way more private model of Swift’s music?
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What are the professionals and cons of turning “TTPD” right into a sudden double album?
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To what diploma is Swift in dialogue with the main indie-rock songwriters of the day?
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How does Swift have interaction with criticism, and with followers who lash out on her behalf?
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May or not it’s, regardless of the decidedly blended response, that this album is Swift’s finest?
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Will Swift ever voluntarily step away from the highlight?
Company:
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Caryn Ganz, The New York Instances’s pop music editor
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Tom Breihan, senior editor at Stereogum
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