Taylor Swift – Midnights

Even with nine albums under her belt and a throng of new fans enticed by the brooding wilderness of her 2020 double-header ‘folklore’ and ‘evermore’, Taylor Swift is kept awake at night. Some reasons resonate widely, packing ‘Midnights’ full of deep-seated self-criticism and insecurity. Some less so, as she sings of hypothetical daughters-in-law killing her in her sleep for the inheritance. Taylor is certainly self-aware, unafraid to step back from the realities of superstardom and living life in the spotlight. “They’re bringing up my history,” she states on ‘Lavender Haze’ as part of an attack on a lack of privacy. The irony that ‘Midnights’ then paints Taylor’s inner demons so intricately is not lost.