Ben Gimelfarb

this album was off to a great start. I thought that this sad song theme would only continue for like 3 tracks, but it caried on until the album ended. the 4th to 8th songs were very boring. I did not see much come out of Taylor, until I started to just internelise it. you could hear lots of inspiration but not enough unique flair or style. however once the album was getting more interesting, it got very interesting. the bon iver productin and style were really getting on my nerves, but I came to my sense. taylors vocal capabilities and songwriting capabilities really are the star of the show. you can't deny her talant. each song is pretty. I don't think there are any bad songs per say. the most critsism I can give is that there are very forgettable songs in the record. but that's not to much of a problem because once it gets going it really gets going. at first I thought that she was evolving into not her own style but a bon iver hipster Lana del ray state of music. now however, I am excited to see where Taylor will take this new direction of music.