Mayank Kushwaha

Red is not just a color anymore. It is a feeling. I am sort of biased towards this album because it has that one TS song none of us can ever forget, "All too well". The imagery, the picture of autumn that comes with the intro of "All too well" is incomprehensible. RED gets the title of a non-cohesive album for Swift wanted to represent the feeling of love with this album, which I like. From giving the top notch pop song "I knew you were trouble", a timeless classic "22" to giving the soft country songs that can bring tears in your eyes like "Begin Again" and "All too well", this album stands out. An album close to my heart. In my very personal views, this album is her magnum opus.

An album that instantly clicked, truly sitting among the best pop albums of all time, the album hits different, there is cohesion even though each song has a different vibe. The production and songwriting is top notch. The singles "Style" and "Wildest dreams" bring some sort of dreaminess and nostalgia and "Blank space" makes me shout the lyrics on the top of my lungs. This album has developed some standards, feels like home and close to heart.

Folklore. This album captures the feeling of quarantine in which it was forged. Each song has its own story to tell. The feeling that shows up when one starts the album with "the 1" is incomprehensible. A true masterpiece. The cohesion with calm production is everything. In the world where artists want to make catchy pop songs that get stuck in your head and might ruin your goodnight's sleep, Swift stopped and created this work of art that makes you dream of an "epiphany". The only thing that I have to complain about this album is that the bonus track "the lakes" deserved to be on the standard version.

"Evermore" really caught those winter and autumn vibes that it promised to. I find some tracks super emotional. "happiness" and "champagne problems" instantly clicked. I think there is a lack of cohesion, but I like evermore this way. I just wish Swift doesn't stop here and continues to take us somewhere that feels so different from this world with her story telling songwriting skills, ever and evermore.

"reputation" is the album that seems too dark outside, showcasing feelings like greed or anger but deep down you know this album is more than just expressing anger about your falling reputation. Taylor swift didn't come to play. Choosing "...Ready for it?" as the album opener and "Look what you made me do" as the lead single is one of the best decisions of Swift's career. The track 1 transcends you into some other reality that is associated with the album. The album starts with noisy but catchy production and ends into the soft feeling of love with the album closer being "New year's day". Truly, a 'delicate' masterpiece.