Now that I've had time to absorb the album... it's quite good, and better than I expected, but still not a patch on 1989.
09 ‘…Ready For It?’
10 ‘End Game’ (feat. Ed Sheeran and Future) - Future adds nothing (neither does Sheeran but he at least sounds more in place, vocally, with Taylor) but this is easily the strongest melody/hook/chorus of the album. SLAIN.
07 ‘I Did Something Bad’
07 ‘Don’t Blame Me’
08 ‘Delicate’
05 ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ - i only like it for the "i got stronger..." hook but this has already dated horribly
08 ‘So It Goes…’ - big grower
07 ‘Gorgeous
08 'Getaway Car’ - I was expecting this to be my favorite after all the rave reviews. It's very good but I was expecting more "Style" influence I guess
06 ‘King Of My Heart’
06 ‘Dancing With Our Hands Tied’ - kind of lazy
08 ‘Dress’ - I really like it but this is blatantly just a re-write of "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", even in how she uses her voice
04 ‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’
09 ‘Call It What You Want’ - this is refreshingly understated. it would be a lovely single with a nice wintry video and it would really elevate it to hit status i think
06 ‘New Year’s Day’ - this is apparently the "country single" (??) it's nice enough in a warm, coffee house sort of way but it's no "Clean" as far as these type of songs go