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10.0
131969
10.0 |
The Independent
The subtle melodies of Midnights take time to sink their claws in. But Swift’s feline vocal stealth and assured lyrical control ensures she keeps your attention
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10.0
131970
10.0 |
The Guardian
With its confident songwriting and understated synth-pop, Swift’s sophisticated 10th album indicates that she no longer feels she has to compete with her peers
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10.0
131982
10.0 |
Rolling Stone
Her tenth album returns to the dazzling synth-pop of albums like '1989' and 'Reputation,' with lyrics caught between a love story and a revenge plot
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10.0
132018
10.0 |
Gigwise
Her most radical, self-assured experimentation yet
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10.0
132065
10.0 |
Dork
She’s consistently confessional, but ‘Midnights’ finds Taylor Swift at her most human
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10.0
132077
10.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
To describe Midnights is a tricky task because it’s an insanely bold and daring album from Swift, who seems to have made peace with no longer making whole albums filled with certified chart toppers
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9.0
132021
9.0 |
Albumism
Midnights is an effervescent addition to Swift’s canon, an intimate glimpse and continuation of her story
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8.6
132095
8.6 |
Spectrum Culture
On her 10th album, Swift tells a more comprehensive story than ever before, blending previous pop styles and further widening her songwriting collaborations for another sprawling and genuinely fun album
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8.5
132079
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Swift is an artist who continues to evolve, delight, and surprise, and whilst she is in such creatively prolific form it wouldn’t come as a huge surprise if she has yet another album up her sleeve for 2023
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8.3
132118
8.3 |
Entertainment Weekly
Despite the restless-slumber concept that drifts through its songs, a serene acceptance lurks beneath the singer's 10th studio album
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8.3
132024
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Taylor Swift moves away from the experimental magic of folklore and evermore and delivers a giddy, self-reflective crusade with Midnights
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8.0
131988
8.0 |
Clash
It may reasonably go on to be recognised as her best album to date, a reminder that magic prevails beyond the frustrations, fantasies and damnations she casts across her latest near-perfect body of work
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8.0
132002
8.0 |
The Observer
Pastoral phase behind her, Swift is back in the city with an album of fascinating small-hours contemplation
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8.0
131983
8.0 |
DIY
Her lost nights are pulled together through a sound that lands somewhere between intimacy and soft pop production
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8.0
131985
8.0 |
NME
The pop titan's tenth record pivots away from her mellow lockdown creations and recent re-recording project, offering up brighter, future-facing sounds
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8.0
131966
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A thread of feverishness ripples through the record; perhaps the most angst-infused the singer has yet released since Reputation
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8.0
132096
8.0 |
musicOMH
Her 10th studio album is an understated, beguiling look into the mind of one of the biggest pop stars of our age
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8.0
132101
8.0 |
PopMatters
On Midnights, Taylor Swift reflects on the ghosts of the past and maps the rarely straightforward journey of fully becoming one’s self with pristine popcraft
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8.0
132071
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
It’s synthpop noir, integrating her Americana phase’s intimate nuance into mainstream pop modes
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7.8
131976
7.8 |
Paste Magazine
Swift’s 10th album is a brooding all-night affair, complete with some of her sleekest pop tunes yet
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7.8
132020
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
It’s clear that every listener will read Midnights in their own way – the record is simply too rich to function as background soundtrack. It’s a blistering experience that demands commitment, concentration and deep engagement – it’s an artist banishing their demons
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7.0
132007
7.0 |
Pitchfork
More interested in setting atmosphere than chasing trends, Taylor Swift’s 10th album pursues a newly subdued and amorphous pop sound
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7.0
132010
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Midnights ultimately feels too indebted to her past efforts to truly push her forward. If nothing else, the album proves she’s unwilling to operate on anyone’s terms other than her own
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7.0
131986
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A love letter to emotional stability that can't hide its flaws
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7.0
132062
7.0 |
Exclaim
Midnights is a slow-burning journey through the labyrinth of Swift's history, groping around in the dim light for the way forward. Sometimes, in the hush of nightfall, catharsis comes quietly
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6.9
132016
6.9 |
Northern Transmissions
Midnights feels cozy, perhaps a little too much so — slathered in synths and simplified lyrics, it’s out of character for her to be this middle-of-the-road
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6.0
132025
6.0 |
The FT
The vocals remain distinctive but the songs could do with more vividly told stories
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4.8
132014
4.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Such a frustratingly familiar step backwards
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4.0
131973
4.0 |
Evening Standard
The acoustic guitar is returned to the back of the wardrobe and electronic soundscapes are here again, with help from long-term collaborator Jack Antonoff, but it’s hard to spot anything that sounds like a smash hit on her third muted collection in a row
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