Introduction to Taylor Swift’s New Album
There is a line that tends to get out whenever a top-class piece is hard. "I did this for the fans, not for the critics," they will scurry and comfortably divide the lovers who eat everything they are given, by the onlys that just want to complain. I doubt whether Taylor Swift, an artist who reacted to it "Call" Grammy’s under-performance with a company "I just have to make a better recording", ever tried to float this apology. On the contrary: Her new album The Short, Upbeat, Max Martin-Produced "The life of a show girl" feels almost the same as a reaction to complaints around 2024 "The Society of Torted Poets" To be too long or too long or to Jack Antonoff-Y, as it makes a spontaneous output of love for arena tours or Travis Kelce.
The Official Publication Party of a Show Girl
The 89-minute cinematic adventure "The official publication party of a show girl" is only a weekend in the cinemas. But although it is to say for the shared experience to record an album surrounded by dozens of like-minded fans, what is actually served on the screen is more filler than killer. The event is primarily a lively debut for the rapidly directed music video for "The Fate of Ophelia", the first song from the new record. It not only plays once, but twice and books the entire endeavor. In between there are snippets from the buffeting kaleidoscopic poetry videos for the other 11 tracks of the album von, each of which comes from the same pool of costumes and sets in "Ophelia".
The Music Video
The good news is that the video itself is very wonderful, to the best self-directed music videos from Swift. Shot by Rodrigo Prieto (the "Barbie" And "Murderer of a flower moon" Cameraman, who previously worked with her on videos for "fourteen days" and "Cardigan", is about a show girl-ing one of a century. The costumes shimmer, the sets extravagant, the choreography (from Mandy Moore) sharp and the transitions seamless; It is a feast for the eyes that I look forward to when it is officially online again on October 7th.
The Rest of the Show
It is the rest of the show that underwhelmed. Swift shows every new track, occasionally with a crumb of background information or a funny little joke. My audience knowingly played as a swift with a straight face, but a sparkle in her eye that "wood", a Jackson-Oly built into the apparently tree size, really goes around the superstition. But those who are looking for an insight into the tonal references or inspiration of the album are better to comb the analyzes that critics and fans have set up for most of a day. What Swift has to offer here are mainly summaries on surface levels and vague platitudes.
Disappointment and Limitations
Admittedly, the release party has never been invoiced as a documentary "Miss Americana" or "Renaissance: a film by Beyoncé". But it is still a disappointment that nothing rises here above the level of a YouTube clip on the official channel of an artist. Certainly nothing feels worth driving into the theater and coating $12 plus popcorn for. At least if you have only moved completely for need. Because like with that "Eras tour" Film, the real reason for participation, is to belong under her trunk – and in fact my template from 1 p.m. with friends of friends in orange sequins or tour Merch was filled to accept what our pop goddess had to give.
Commercial Success and Limitations
Swift also knows that they are here. "I hope you sing," she says in a short intro before the show starts properly. With my screening, however, this did not do many, which gave me a pleasant, but hardly not to be made – and which in turn made me surprise about the limits of their power. As much as its skill with a pen or the sweetness of her voice, Swift’s commercial success was based on an almost growing sales ability, regardless of whether it is a merch, concert ticket or special album publication after the publication of special tasks. But deep bags also have their floor. I am a fan, if only a casual one, and "The official release party of a show girl" Could be the first time that I felt the beginnings of the buyer’s repentance.
