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Everyone should listen to this new album by arguably the worlds most popular singer

I like you OP :).

Counterpoint. Maybe it wasn't the folksy music that resulted in her musical maturity and it was her hitting a milestone age. It's a well known fact that artists crossing the 34 year old barrier mature significantly and often hit their artistic stride. You can actually Google "mature rule 34" to see more examples of this!

Alright, I tried but I'm going to call it quits after I had to listen to "generic pop song 1 through 5". If that is her best album then I haven't been missing anything. I'll go back to listing to Avril Lavigne for my teenage girl music.

Well, you've got my upvote, since this is unpopular opinion. I don't hate her music, I just find it so bland. Like faster speed elevator music. I'm not trying to hate on her, or say you're wrong for liking her music, but I am part of "everyone" and I don't care to listen to it.

No. If theres any album everyone should listen to, its not from Swift. Listen to something more meaningful

So in another decade she'll be playing jazz? I can wait.

I think everyone should listen to her presidential recommendation

If only this were an unpopular opinion.

Unpopular indeed! Have an UPVOTE!

You talking about Tortured Poets Department? Jokes aside about recommending a popular artist as an ‘unpopular’ opinion - I actually do disagree. I’m a pretty solid Swift fan but TPD doesn’t really do anything for me. I’ve listened to the whole album a couple of times and I found the songs all kind of samey and forgettable.

If you want to introduce people to Swift, I’d vote for “All Too Well” which I think is just such a brilliant, relatable song about unrequited love.

Edit: Currently relistening to TPD and I have to admit Florida!!! is better than I remembered.

Hmmm, I kinda agree this is an unpopular opinion to an extent.

I would, however, argue that it's relatively rather than objectivly unpopular, so expect a lot of disagreement.

I also kinda agree. Not for the way you said things (which never actually says why everyone should give her a listen, only general opinions about the recent album and her catalog), but I tend to be in favor of trying any major artist at least once, purely as a way of connecting to other people.

Music can bridge gaps. If there's millions of people into a given artist/band, there's a reason for that, even if it's something that you view as a negative. Sharing the experience, even if you don't enjoy it, at least gives you a chance to share something with others to a limited degree. That's always a good thing, and that's even for objectively bad music/art/literature.

No grind, no go.

I've tried ... was not impressed.