Red
In a primary color, Taylor Swift captures the essence of her fourth record: it represents her taste for vengeance, her hot-blooded romantic streak, and the neon-lit pulse of a dance floor. The banjo pluck of the title track and acoustic ballad “All Too Well” will resonate with country fans, but glossy singles like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\'\' and “I Knew You Were Trouble” seem destined for a broader audience—one that’s just as vivid as the title suggests.
The spectacular Red transformed pop and country music around it. It remains the pinnacle of Taylor Swift’s career, an intimate album of disappearances and lost relationships.
Taylor Swift hasn’t become one of the most vital artists of the 2000s just by writing monster hooks. Those certainly help, but it also helps that the 22-year-old singer and songwriter, who was a mere 16 when her debut album was released, comes with enough emotional baggage to make her infinitely more interesting than…
Taylor Swift moves further away from her country roots on an album that combines well-crafted songs and perky pop, writes <strong>Alex Macpherson</strong>
If Red is ultimately too uneven to be a truly great pop album, its highlights are career-best work for Swift.
Taylor Swift's new album is another chapter in one of the finest fantasies pop music has ever constructed, writes <strong>Kate Mossman</strong>
Former teen starlet Taylor Swift’s journey into the world of adult pop has started with her new album Red, writes James Lachno.