

Photo by Cosmopolitan UK via Wikimedia CommonsĪs a huge Phoebe Bridgers fan, I was so excited when Swift announced she would be collaborating with the indie singer-songwriter on the track “Nothing New (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault).” I expected it to be a great sad song, and that it is. Swift is re-releasing her first six albums to take back her masters from her former record company. I’m so glad these songs didn’t stay in the drafts. The re-release features new collaborations with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton and Phoebe Bridgers.

These new songs come “from the vault” of songs that Swift wrote for the original album, but did not include in the 2012 version. The album includes 30 songs, including the original extended tracks plus eight tracks.

Big Machine was recently sold to music mogul Scooter Braun, who Swift has had previous issues with. The singer-songwriter is re-recording her first six albums in order to take back her masters, the catalog of all her songs, from her former record label, Big Machine. 12, a week before its initial release date. The most recent of her planned re-records, Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version)” Nov. Thought masterpieces couldn’t get any better? Well, think again. The album is a beautifully chaotic mix of chart-toppers like “We are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “22” as well as lyrical hidden gems like “All Too Well” and “Treacherous.” “Red” marks both Swift’s genre transition from country to pop and the growth of her writing prowess. Swift’s fourth studio album will go down in history as one of the most pivotal pop albums of our time and the standard for a great heartbreak album.

The album’s first incarnation came among Swift’s split from actor Jake Gyllenhaal and brief fling with Conor Kennedy. These themes and more are heard on perhaps her most complex album, “Red,” which came out in 2012. I’ve always felt like Taylor Swift narrates my life.įrom break-ups to love stories, Swift has a song for it all. Swift originally released ‘Red’ in 2012, when she was 22.
