In “ Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl ,” the preeminent pop star of our time introduces the 12 tracks on her 12th album, “ The Life of a Showgirl .” Seated before a painted forest backdrop (very Shakespeare), she takes a few minute to sketch in the background of each song, describing each one of them like the kind of artist who regards everything she writes with total and equal love, as if the songs were her children — though in this case, she has a clear favorite. That would be “The Fate of Ophelia,” which opens the album and is its obvious standout track. As soon as I heard it I thought: This one’s going to kick in and last. It opens with what sounds like Coldplay piano chords, which then expand into a dance groove of infectious maximalism that isn’t too far fro

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