Taylor Swift has unveiled her latest work, “The Tortured Poets Department,” a double album that includes her 11th studio release. The highly anticipated album dropped at midnight on April 19, and two hours later, Swift surprised fans with an announcement of 15 additional tracks, making it a double album.
The Tortured Poets Department. An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure. This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and… pic.twitter.com/41OObGyJDW
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 19, 2024
Swift expressed her motivation for releasing the bonus tracks, stating, “I had written so much tortured poetry over the last two years and wanted to share it all with you.” She revealed the second installment of the album, which includes 15 extra songs like “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross,” and “The Black Dog”.
It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️ I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine… pic.twitter.com/y8pyDK8VTd
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 19, 2024
Dedicated Swifties may have caught onto the clues Swift left leading up to the double album announcement. At a Spotify library installation in Los Angeles, Swift hinted at the release time by setting the clock to 2:00. She also posted a teaser video on Wednesday, tracking the transition from her “Midnights” era to the “Tortured Poets Department.” As Swift released the album at midnight, her Instagram profile showed a two-hour countdown, keeping fans in suspense.
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