Popstar Taylor Swift has released her highly-anticipated 12th studio album ‘Life of a Showgirl’ and reactions are already pouring in. A very drastic tonal shift from her last project “The Tortured Poets Department” is the first thing fans observed on the first listen. Where TTPD was a eulogy to her six-year long relationship with actor Joe Alwyn and then a messy break up with the 1975 front man Matty Healy ; an emotional purge with haunting lyrics about her lover “drifting away” and feeling her “spine split” from the weight of carrying her relationships.
In contrast, Life of a Showgirl feels almost jubilant and victorious with catchy hooks and an upbeat production courtesy of Max Martin and Shellback. Many have speculated that a major inspiration for the album may be Taylor’s relation