Taylor Swift is dropping her highly anticipated 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (or “Tortured Poets” for short), on April 19th! Here’s a breakdown of everything we know:
The Tracks: The album boasts 16 tracks with an additional bonus track varying across three different versions. Swift revealed the first version, featuring the bonus track “The Manuscript”, at the Grammys. During her Australian leg, she announced two more versions, each with a unique bonus track: “The Bolter” in Melbourne and “The Albatross” in Sydney.
The Features: Post Malone and Florence and The Machine add their voices to the mix, hinting at a diverse soundscape.
The Feels: The album titles suggest a heavy theme of heartbreak, leading fans to speculate it chronicles the end of Swift’s six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn. The cryptic message on the first album’s back, “I love you, it’s ruining me,” further fuels this theory.
Track Listing:
Side A:
- Fortnight (ft. Post Malone)
- The Tortured Poets Department
- My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
- Down Bad
Side B:
- So Long, London
- But Daddy I Love Him
- Fresh Out the Slammer
- Florida!!! (ft. Florence + The Machine)
Side C:
- Guilty as Sin?
- Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
- loml
Side D:
- I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
- The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- The Alchemy
- Clara Bow
Bonus Tracks:
- The Manuscript (Version 1)
- The Bolter (Version 2)
- The Albatross (Version 3)
With its emotional lyrics, potential heartbreak narrative, and exciting features, “The Tortured Poets Department” is shaping up to be a powerful and personal addition to Taylor Swift’s discography.
