Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department
Bonus track: “The Manuscript”
“Ghosted White” vinyl double LP
24-page book-bound jacket w/ unique photos and three handwritten lyrics
Featured guests include Post Malone and Florence + The Machine
“Stunning. … ‘Tortured Poets’ has the intimate sound of ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore,’ but with a coating of ‘Midnights’ synth-pop gloss.” — Rolling Stone
“The whole album is a terrific reminder of the intense, personal connection Swift can conjure in song.” — The Independent (U.K.)
“In terms of emotional insight and sheer singer-songwriter genius, it is not in the league of such heartbreak classics as Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ and Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue,’ but at least it reaches for such heights.” — The Telegraph (U.K.)
Taylor Swift gave fans a lot more than they bargained for at the 2024 Grammys, dropping the bombshell news mid-acceptance speech that her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, is on its way. The double LP pressed on “Ghosted White” vinyl drops April 19, 2024.
The welcome news came as the pop star was accepting best pop vocal for her 2022 record Midnights — aka, the last album she announced without warning during an awards show acceptance speech.
“This is my 13th Grammy — which is my lucky number, I don’t know if I’ve ever told you that,” she teased the crowd from the stage at Crypto.com Arena Sunday (Feb. 4). “I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years …”
Swift went on to reveal the pending arrival of The Tortured Poets Department before posting the album’s sultry cover almost immediately after she left the stage. “All’s fair in love and poetry…,” she captioned the artwork. “New album The Tortured Poets Department.”
Fans suspect there are layers to the title of the new album. Billboard reported that Swifties were quick to note how similar it sounds to a certain group chat shared by Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn and Paul Mescal, as revealed by the two actors in a December 2022 Variety interview: “The Tortured Man Club.”
Format – Vinyls
1LP
