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Dec 2020
58m 21s

Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’: Let’s Discuss

The New York Times
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A second album written and recorded during pandemic lockdown carries the singer and songwriter further from conventional pop. Guests: Joe Coscarelli, Caryn Ganz and Jon Pareles. 
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