Not really that surprising. Heartbreak is songwriting meth. Phil Collins
Edited by doubledown on October 7, 2025, 12:37:25
famously got like five albums of material and invented the quintessential 80s drum sound out of one divorce.  Previous Message of the biggest tour in the history of pop music, and she did it with a broken heart. It's kind of incredible, if you think about it. Previous Message Previous Message is not good for her creativity. Previous Message Previous Message
It’s not another 1989 or reputation but I don’t think we will get something like that. If I divided her discography into three groups top to bottom it’d be:
1989/rep/folklore/evermore
Midnights/Red/TTPD/Speak Now
Lover/Life of a showgirl/fearless/debut
I like Opalite but nothing is something I’ll be listening to on repeat for months and I feel like there is usually at least one song that gets on a playlist and stays there.
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