Taylor’s clues and Ripley’s secrets – what you should see and listen to this week
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Friday, April 19, 2024
Over the past few weeks, Taylor Swift has planted clues about her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is finally released today.
Key Points:
- Over the past few weeks, Taylor Swift has planted clues about her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is finally released today.
- The announcement of the album at this year’s Grammys took everyone, including her devoted Swifties, by surprise.
- A popular theory among Swifties is that track five on her albums is where she really exposes her raw emotions.
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What lurks beneath
- In the film Sometimes I Think About Dying, protagonist Fran also has a lot going on beneath her calm surface.
- A shy and withdrawn office worker, her days are filled with menial tasks and painfully mundane experiences.
- The monotony of it all allows for moments where her mind wanders into darkness, imagining the various ways she could die.
Welsh up-and-comers and Italian greats
- Singing is deeply woven into Welsh culture and traditions and it’s home to many greats – Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals and Manic Street Preachers to name a few.
- I’ve been listening to one of their recs, Cerys Hafana, whose minimalist electronic folk draws on traditional Welsh music to create hypnotic tracks.
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