Name: reputation by Taylor Swift
Brand: Taylor Swift
SKU: 843930033140
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (105 reviews)

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Taylor Swift never hesitated to place a veiled version of herself at the center of her songs, but reputation is her first record specifically about "Taylor Swift Superstar," not the singer/songwriter who grew up in public. reputation dispenses with the notion that Swift is a babe in the woods, swapping naivete for calculation, leaning hard into the idea that she plots her every move. In that light, it's difficult not to read reputation as Swift's first self-consciously "adult" record, one preoccupied with sex, betrayal, and the scars they leave behind. Appropriately, she dresses reputation in dark, moody sounds, dwelling on drum loops and synthesizers. Working with Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, and Shellback -- all veterans of 2014's 1989 -- her official pop makeover -- Swift achieves a steely, nocturnal sound, one that appears to exist on a gray scale: Apart from the delicate closer "New Year's Day," every song on reputation has a cool, gleaming patina that's designed to put an alluring distance between Swift and the listener. That sense of remove can highlight how clumsy Swift can be in regard to carnality -- whenever she writes about sex, she tends to be a bit on the nose -- and occasionally her attempts at villainy veer toward the absurd ("This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"), an awkwardness that's distracting upon first listen but less so on revisits. Upon repeated plays, these lyrics fade, as does the monochromatic production, and what's left is a coming of age album anchored by some strong Swift songs, most of which are bunched at the end of the record. "Getaway Car," "Delicate," "Dress," and especially "New Year's Day" carry Swift's trademark blend of vulnerability, melody, and confidence, but they are deeply felt and complex, signs that all of the heavy-handed persona plays of reputation were a necessary exercise for her to mature as a singer/songwriter. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. ...Ready For It?

by Taylor Swift

Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Ali Payami
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Ali Payami
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer

2. End Game

by Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Future

Featured Artist: Future
Ed Sheeran; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Ed Sheeran
Shellback
Taylor Swift
Nayvadius Wilburn
Max Martin; Composer
Lyricist: Ed Sheeran
Shellback
Taylor Swift
Nayvadius Wilburn
Max Martin; Composer

3. I Did Something Bad

by Taylor Swift

Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer

4. Don’t Blame Me

by Taylor Swift

Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer

5. Delicate

by Taylor Swift

Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback; Composer

6. Look What You Made Me Do

by Taylor Swift

Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Rob Manzoli
Jack Antonoff
Fred Fairbrass
Richard Fairbrass; Composer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Rob Manzoli
Jack Antonoff
Fred Fairbrass
Richard Fairbrass; Composer