Album Review: “1989”

Kian Krashesky, Entertainment Editor

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Album art courtesy of Big Machine Records

We can all “Shake It Off” because the album millions of fans have waited for has arrived. Taylor Swift’s new album “1989” was released to the public on Oct. 27. Singles “Shake It Off,” released on Aug. 18, “Out of the Woods,” released on Oct. 14, and the latest, “Welcome to New York,” released on Oct. 20 are all soaring and dominating the Billboard charts.

“1989” is Taylor Swift’s fifth studio album and her “first documented, official pop album,” according to Swift. The “1989” album contains 13 new songs, but a Deluxe International Target version adds three additional tracks plus three “voice memos” in which Swift explains how she wrote some of the album’s tracks. A special edition added to the physical CD is 13 Polaroid photos of herself, each with a handwritten lyric from 1989 at the bottom. There are five different sets  available, featuring 65 different Polaroids in all.

Taylor Swift’s first single, “Shake It Off,” has received love and hate from fans. Swift sings, “Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.” Swift sure shakes it off and especially to anyone who talks bad about her. Swift shows everyone around the world that she does not care what others think of her and sings, “I go on too many dates [chuckle]. But I can’t make ’em stay. At least that’s what people say, mmm-mmm.”

“Blank Space” is another love story, but not exactly like the typical Swift songs we all know. “Blank Space” is a song explaining how Swift’s relationships are no walk in the park. Swifts sings, “So it’s gonna be forever, or it’s gonna go down in flames… got a long list of ex-lovers. They’ll tell you I’m insane.” Swift even further explains in the song saying, “cause you know I love the players.” Swift does not leave anything a secret and expresses her feelings through the song, telling everyone that her relationships are not always the same and that she doesn’t purposely break up.

“1989” is charming and powerful. Swift shows her fun and feisty side to create a beautiful album full of inspiring messages to young girls and fans around the world. With a fan base over 70 million on Facebook and 45 million on Twitter, Swift’s reach keeps increasing. Her new irresistible album will spread like wildfire and her new songs will inhabit the radios of your cars. You won’t be able to “shake” them off.

Courtesy of Big Machine Records and Moxie Music