NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Could there be a new album rollout without a few additional surprises?
No.
On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist who 鈥� at the peak of her powers 鈥� has spent the last few years re-recording her life鈥檚 work and filtered through synth-pop anthems, breakup ballads, provocative and matured considerations.
But that was midnight. At 2 a.m. Eastern, she released 鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,鈥� featuring 15 additional songs.
鈥淚鈥檇 written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here鈥檚 the second installment,鈥� Swift wrote . 鈥淎nd now the story isn鈥檛 mine anymore鈥� it鈥檚 all yours.鈥�
The songs are a natural continuation of the first half of the album; many return to her 鈥渆vermore鈥� and 鈥渇olklore鈥� sound, with an assist from her collaborator Aaron Dessner.
This is not Swift's first time surprising her fans, and certainly not her first time doing so with a surprise album release. A few months after in 2020, would arrive at the midnight the same day. And speaking of midnight, she dropped a featuring seven new tracks in 2022 a handful of hours after the original release.
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press
