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Mar 2021
1h 23m

'Lover' | Every Single Album: Taylor Swi...

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Taylor Swift has emerged from the darkness of 'Reputation' and into the light and happy phase of 'Lover.' This is Taylor in love. Nathan and Nora talk about the singles that lead this album, some of the music that potentially inspired songs like "Paper Rings" and "Death by a Thousand Cuts," some of Taylor's first overtly political songs like "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince," and what music on 'Lover' foreshadows what's to come on 'Folklore.'


Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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