Description
A better, brighter version of a terrific pop album
First released in October 2012, Swift’s fourth studio album was an honest portrayal of young heartbreak, showcasing every painful aspect of fracturing romance. She’s since said that the album resembles that of a “heartbroken person” trying to piece together the “mosaic of feelings” those moments create.
It was also where Swift’s country-crossover sound became imbued with everything from dubstep to rock, laying the groundwork for the run of fully-fledged pop albums that would follow.
‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ is the latest of Swift’s re-recorded albums, part of her unprecedented venture to regain control of her master recordings after masters of her early records were sold off several times without her permission. The re-recordings began with ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’, released earlier this year, and will see her revisit her first six albums: from her 2006 self-titled debut up to 2017’s ‘Reputation’.
‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ largely follows in the footsteps of ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’, celebrating the music of Swift’s past without making any major changes.
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