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Aug 2019
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Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning ...

The New York Times
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Breaking down the sounds, the themes, the obscure (and not-so-hidden) messages and more on her seventh album. Guests: Joe Coscarelli, Caryn Ganz and Jon Pareles.

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