#midnights 2022

[tsyloricons]

[alexswift13]

Red 2012 - Midnights 2022

[noweakergirl]

Hermann Hesse - Demian / Taylor Swift - Midnights (Prologue)

[ghostl0re]

no bc i agree. midnights is basically an album that talks about the mind and the night. restless nights thinking about your choices, your mistakes, yourself, those who hurt you, those you hurt, anxiety, pain, loss, love, fear, even fun in some songs.

it's such a beautiful album for people to think it do not deserve to even be nominated. whenever someone puts midnights really low on their album ranking it's either a) too young to understand it or b) someone who thinks that by liking evermore or folklore they're superior (great albums btw folklore its literally my favorite album) now outside the fanbase i think people just don't even try to understand midnights at all bc guess what is taylor, when it comes to taylor swift people either care or hate without even listening first.

I'm honestly so tired of reading takes on how "Midnights" is undeserving of awards and not a good album. It's actually a very impressive concept album that is moody, playful and nostalgic. If you look back at the 20 (now 22) tracks on it, it very much reflects Taylor's thesis statement. It ponders adolescence, insecurities and fears, lost loves, adventure and revenge.

These are things that keep most of us up at night, whether it's hyping yourself up (Bejeweled), tearing yourself down (Anti-Hero), reflecting on how far you've come and what you've learned in the process (You're on Your Own, Kid), grappling with grief and trauma (Bigger Than the Whole Sky, Would've Could've Should've), reveling in your enemy's demise (Karma, Vigilante Shit), thinking about lost love (Maroon, Hits Different, Midnight Rain) or simply trying to delude and reassure yourself of something (Lavender Haze, Labyrinth).

The fact of the matter is, Karma, a song that many have mocked over its "cringe and immature" lyrics, is an impressively written and constructed pop song. Being a good lyricist doesn't always mean "ohhhhh this is poetry, this is angsty." What's impressive is someone who can do both.

"Midnights" truly does it all. There's depth, there's poetry, there's tongue-and-cheek whimsy. But it's a pop album. A pop album can't possibly have the same amount of depth, right?

What makes "Midnights" so different from her past pop efforts is that you can really see the growth in it. You can hear what she learned from making folklore and evermore not only in the production, but also in the lyrics. The lyrics are sharper, rawer and more honest. That is not to say Taylor did not achieve this in her past pop albums, she's simply honed her craft. And that's what you should want an artist to do.

It does not have to be your favorite album. Maybe you just don't vibe with it. But that doesn't mean it isn't impressive. You don't have to belittle something simply because you don't like it as much.

I don't think "Midnights" will win AOTY. But I do think it deserves to be in the category, especially in a year that is not particularly competitive. I can't wait for Swifties to start appreciating it. I give it a year or two, then y'all will change your tune.

[sororygilmore]

happy high infidelity day <3

[folklorred]

ALBUM PARALLELS: 2017 (gorgeous) // 2019 (paper rings) // 2022-23 (you're losing me) // 2024

[awesomewithoutme]

Still not over this

[lornaka]

Playing Ragnarok truly was a big highlight of this past year for me, so it's only fitting my last artwork of 2022 is this one :)

[tsyloricons]

lavender haze mv

[korkiekenobiconfirmed]

[stealingpotatoes]

hands you all this cal to announce i’ve FINALLY finished fallen order (by which i mean i finally picked it up again after those couple hours i played a few months ago and then finished the whole game in 2 days lol)

[always-rolling-my-eyes]

Much to think about 👀

[throwbackgaylor]

october 21, 2022 | two years ago

taylor released ‘glitch’ on the 3am edition of ‘midnights’

“But it’s been two thousand one hundred and ninety days of our love blackout”

exactly 2,190 days prior was the very last time taylor and karlie kloss were seen in public together

3 months later…

[mermaidinthecity]

Midnights (Lavender Edition) Album Booklet (2022)

[ilostyou]

happy one year since. this

[scre6m]

The Midnight Club (2022) Hellraiser (2022) Talk to Me (2023)