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Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department review: The pop superstar pulls out all the stops on this mammoth undertaking, writes ADRIAN THRILLS


ADRIAN THRILLS: The good news for Swifties is that the 34-year-old's astonishing work ethic hasn't led to a dip in songwriting quality.

Including four re-recordings, this is her ninth LP in five years, and it's well up to the standard of the older albums she's currently revisiting on The Eras Tour, a career-spanning show which hits UK stadiums this June. Two of her regular collaborators, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, are the main co-writers, and many of her lyrically-rich songs are built around shimmering electronics and inarguably great tunes. Another shimmering melody, and lyrics which suggest that Taylor, modestly, doesn't see herself at the top table of tortured poets: 'You're not Dylan Thomas, and I'm not Patti Smith.'

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