Midnights
by Taylor Swift
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2022
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 3039 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 417 out of 3039
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  1. phylokes
    Aug 19, 2023
    6
    Good album, very catchy and with very good production, it is not one of his best albums but unlike others, here all the songs are remarkable.
  2. lolapsr
    Jun 22, 2023
    4
    This whole album feels like a massive step down for Taylor. Her lyrics lack substance in the majority of the songs, the production feels cheesy and, as a result, the overall package of this album seems mediocre at best to me. I love a great pop album as much as the next person, and I was excited that Taylor was seemingly going to add another great pop album to my shelves, however this wasThis whole album feels like a massive step down for Taylor. Her lyrics lack substance in the majority of the songs, the production feels cheesy and, as a result, the overall package of this album seems mediocre at best to me. I love a great pop album as much as the next person, and I was excited that Taylor was seemingly going to add another great pop album to my shelves, however this was a let down. None of these songs felt original to me, rather it felt more like an album full of TikTok songs. I gave this album lots of chances as I saw other critics giving this album rave reviews, but I simply don't understand what they see in this album. It's an okay album, but that is all it is.… Expand
  3. ishishah
    Apr 26, 2023
    6
    I expected a lot more from the album after works like folklore and evermore. While I did enjoy a few songs such as snow on the beach, Maroon, Labyrinth and Midnight rain, the rest felt pretty similar. The songs sounded pretty same in not a good way.
  4. marialuizadiasd
    Mar 24, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. eu gosto desse álbum porém não é o melhor da Taylor.. apenas pra dizer que great war, lavander haze, yoyok são as melhores do álbum!… Expand
  5. SobhanMovahedi
    Mar 24, 2023
    4
    Noooo. This album is my least favorite. The only songs I like are Lavender Haze, Vigilante Sh!t, Snow On The Beach and Karma. The other songs I can’t even listen to.
    I hate the fact that Lana Del Rey is literally INVISIBLE in Snow On The Beach. I was very excited for that one, but it was a disappointment that Lana Didn’t even have her own verse, although the song is my favorite, but I    Noooo. This album is my least favorite. The only songs I like are Lavender Haze, Vigilante Sh!t, Snow On The Beach and Karma. The other songs I can’t even listen to.
    I hate the fact that Lana Del Rey is literally INVISIBLE in Snow On The Beach. I was very excited for that one, but it was a disappointment that Lana Didn’t even have her own verse, although the song is my favorite, but I would’ve loved if Lana sang more.
    Her last Albums were better.    … Expand
  6. Lennavcarvalho
    Feb 7, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Weird production, lyricism-wise not taylor's best work, the visuals are great, sure, but the album itself is lacking something. Kinda boring.… Expand
  7. sennikotka
    Feb 1, 2023
    4
    If there is one thing that Taylor Swift is lacking at the moment its consistency. A whole lot of this album actually sounds pleasurable, however its completely undercut by terrible chorus writing and lyrics. Perfect example of this: Anti Hero, the lead single, a song that has a really great sound and style, however, its ruined by the grade level word salad that she conjures up in the preIf there is one thing that Taylor Swift is lacking at the moment its consistency. A whole lot of this album actually sounds pleasurable, however its completely undercut by terrible chorus writing and lyrics. Perfect example of this: Anti Hero, the lead single, a song that has a really great sound and style, however, its ruined by the grade level word salad that she conjures up in the pre choruses.

    "I should not be left to my own devices, They come with prices and vices, I end up in crisis" ??
    "Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism, Like some kind of congressman?" ??

    Not to mention how empty, meaningless and out of touch the chorus is, how choppy the ending is, and the fact that, like NEARLY EVERY OTHER SONG on the album, the sounds and styles are entirely copied off of Lana Del Rey, but without the harshness of voice or themes that make her so appealing.

    Ultimately, its yet another disappointing project from Taylor Swift, and the question of why she makes music at such a rapid pace remains. This album shows promise, but the uninspired production and underwritten lyrical performances brings it down to a sub par level. IMO, she should probably get a few fresh faces in the writers' room for her next album.    … Expand
  8. Ginm_
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    Nothing special, I expected more after ‘folklore’ and ‘evermore’.
    It’s not bad but not even that good.
  9. Hihihahahoho
    Oct 21, 2022
    4
    Love all previous works of TS but this album is a huge disappointment. Cover does not suite to the sound. Me (so as everybody else) expected alternative rock/pop, but we got a modern pop. It's just Melodrama (Lorde) + WWAFAWDWG (Billie Ealish). Lyrics are bad and not interesting. Compare to the lyrics from Folkmore this is a regression. Very very upset
  10. Thonyo
    Oct 29, 2022
    5
    Esse álbum é o exemplo perfeito de que se um artista muito famoso lançar qualquer coisa básica, as pessoas vão tratar como se fosse uma obra-prima, a produção é muito fraca e sem brilho algum, é bem monótono e muito básico até mesmo pros padrões da Taylor, poucas músicas tem alguma coisa interessante de resto, é um álbum bem esquecível, a versão deluxe salva um pouco, porque senão aEsse álbum é o exemplo perfeito de que se um artista muito famoso lançar qualquer coisa básica, as pessoas vão tratar como se fosse uma obra-prima, a produção é muito fraca e sem brilho algum, é bem monótono e muito básico até mesmo pros padrões da Taylor, poucas músicas tem alguma coisa interessante de resto, é um álbum bem esquecível, a versão deluxe salva um pouco, porque senão a situação estaria mais feia.… Expand
  11. oNewYorker
    Jan 1, 2023
    5
    The tracks (especially at the start) begin to get boring— could barely get myself to listen to the rest of the album. Lavender Haze and Vigilante **** are the only reason why I’m rating this higher. This just doesn’t scream “Taylor!” to me, but who am I to judge.
  12. leumassregor
    Dec 26, 2022
    4
    Taylor Swift just seems to be pumping out work lately: multiple singles this year, two new albums in 2020, and remastered versions of her classics; she seems to be an absolute workaholic. However, with the release of her newest album 'Midnights', I question if she's a workaholic that'll continue to pump out quality work.

    Midnights reminds me of an artist that is confused. Multiple    Taylor Swift just seems to be pumping out work lately: multiple singles this year, two new albums in 2020, and remastered versions of her classics; she seems to be an absolute workaholic. However, with the release of her newest album 'Midnights', I question if she's a workaholic that'll continue to pump out quality work.

    Midnights reminds me of an artist that is confused. Multiple tracks on this album sound like Taylor simply stopped caring and wrote whatever came to mind first without going back to revise it later. For example, "Karma", one of the nicer tracks on the album in terms of production, lacks cohesive songwriting. "Karma is my boyfriend" and "Karma is a cat" are weird and oddly specific ways to describe her connection and belief in karma. Despite the cringy songwriting, the track comes through with wonderfully airy, light, cute, and catchy production.

    A track that stood out to me, in all the wrong ways possible, was "Snow on the Beach". Personally, I absolutely hated the line "And it's like snow at the beach, weird but it was beautiful" as it sounded odd and a forced attempt to be quirky for Taylor. It sounded like Taylor had that idea suddenly pop into her head, wrote it down, and went for it without any more questions. On top of that, Lana Del Ray's so-called "feature" is nonexistent on this track as her vocals are buried behind Taylor's. This is not a feature for Lana. Lana acts as Taylor's backing vocals throughout the entirety of the track.

    The opener for the album, "Lavender Haze" is one of the more forgettable tracks as it's simply hazy and bland. This track has some potential, but Taylor ignored to act on it.

    "Anti-hero" is one of my least favorites as it's almost too poppy and radio sounding. It's obvious Taylor wanted this to be the stand-out and most listened-to single from the album, but it's simply soulless and boring, however, contains decent songwriting.

    "Midnight Rain" comes off as another attempt for Taylor to show her quirkiness. Taylor tries to use the wavy, auto-tuney-sounding vocal effect as an art form here, but it comes off as goofy and out of pocket.

    "Question...?" is a questionable track. The vocals sound like they were mixed by a person who's never mixed vocals before as they are messily mixed and seem rushed. However, there is a moment of hope in the bridge with Taylor's great flow and pacing there. The songwriting is also decent and straightforward.

    Moving away from the forgettable tracks, a few of my favorites were "Vigilante **** with its bass and self-confident lyrics, "Labyrinth" with its slightly EDM-inspired production and great synths, "Sweet Nothing" with its intimacy and improved vocal mix, and finally, the closer "Mastermind", which is my personal favorite, with its delightful storytelling of reflection and realization and lovely synths.

    'Midnights' had potential that Taylor failed to grab. The production is all over the place, sounding messy at times and somehow too clean at other times. Through the mess, however, Taylor still holds onto her incredible talent and ability to tell a story and paint a picture through her writing, which shined through a few tracks on this project.    … Expand
  13. Mariane3112
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    Definitivamente não ruim mas não é bom.
    A escrita de Swift em determinados momentos como em karma,aonde ela acha bom escrever " karma is cat" se repente em bejeweled.
    É claro Taylor Swift quando escreve pop algumas vezes tende a ser superficial.
  14. arthurvalf
    Dec 26, 2022
    6
    Um bom album do gênero pop, porém falha em vário pontos, que a própia taylor já tinha acertado em albums anteriores, a mistura de "gêneros" no album deixa mais interessante de ouvir de uma única só vez criando uma harmonia entre as músicas, que se quebrar essa harmonia deixam as músicas mais entendiantes e enroladas.
    Por isso minha nota média.
  15. Daachi
    Dec 10, 2022
    6
    Each song is good, writing wise and sonically. Every element of this album is individually good but together , it does not go well. It is not cohesive. There is no strong or impressive component in this album, which is not the case for her other albums. Usually there is an intention/story/about phase in her life in her album , but in this one i can't see it. Most of the songs feel likeEach song is good, writing wise and sonically. Every element of this album is individually good but together , it does not go well. It is not cohesive. There is no strong or impressive component in this album, which is not the case for her other albums. Usually there is an intention/story/about phase in her life in her album , but in this one i can't see it. Most of the songs feel like good leftover bsides from her previous pop albums.… Expand
  16. rudster1138
    Dec 5, 2022
    5
    So, removing the superfan-coloured glasses and listening to this album on it's own merits, to me it really is a letdown. There are some nice sounds for sure, and the production is clean. However, I found this to be overwhelmingly...blah. Just kind of boring, several of the songs sound too similar to really tell them apart. There are a few decent tracks buried in here, but mostly sheSo, removing the superfan-coloured glasses and listening to this album on it's own merits, to me it really is a letdown. There are some nice sounds for sure, and the production is clean. However, I found this to be overwhelmingly...blah. Just kind of boring, several of the songs sound too similar to really tell them apart. There are a few decent tracks buried in here, but mostly she uses the same tone for many of the tracks, with the same laid back production and lack of energy that I really struggled remembering any individual track soon after listening to it. I know she'll get a lot of 10 ratings no matter what she puts out, but come on, be honest, this is mediocre Taylor at best. To me the 5 rating is perfect, it's about the lowest that Taylor will ever get, she's just too talented to get lower, but this album offers nothing new or exciting. Not one that I will really look forward to revisiting outside of 2-3 stand out tracks.… Expand
  17. PEDROMFR
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    Embracing a more experimental pop field - synth-pop, Swift tries to do something better - but I don't think she can. Overall, most of these songs are boring and repetitive - despite very well written, as usual. It's a shame that this was the root she chose after the brilliant "Folklore".
  18. vickykoi
    Nov 16, 2022
    4
    I have not liked a taylor swift album since 1989. I was in high school then. I really think she needs to stop writing songs because many of these tracks felt uninspiring and made me lose brain cells. for example the lyrics in Anti-Hero saying "i feel like everyone is a sexy baby". What? The chorus is not fun to sing along in lavender haze, and overall most of the songs are monotonous inI have not liked a taylor swift album since 1989. I was in high school then. I really think she needs to stop writing songs because many of these tracks felt uninspiring and made me lose brain cells. for example the lyrics in Anti-Hero saying "i feel like everyone is a sexy baby". What? The chorus is not fun to sing along in lavender haze, and overall most of the songs are monotonous in tune. I just don't get the hype for t swift anymore.… Expand
  19. NoBs_Reviews
    Nov 13, 2022
    4
    I love taylor's music but her albums have too much of a hype train to them. People will just throw around ten like it's nothing, but even my favorite artist I would only give one of his albums a ten (kendrick lamar.) Taylor has released some of my favorite albums of the years she drops like Red and Folklore, this being said people worship her. People will look over the flaws in her worstI love taylor's music but her albums have too much of a hype train to them. People will just throw around ten like it's nothing, but even my favorite artist I would only give one of his albums a ten (kendrick lamar.) Taylor has released some of my favorite albums of the years she drops like Red and Folklore, this being said people worship her. People will look over the flaws in her worst projects and act like they are masterpieces (Reputation and 1989.) She has an infinite supply of money and yet continues to have an uninspired production style, this is mainly because of Jack. The lyrics don't quite scratch that relatability of her old music or the depths of her newer folk inspired music. This puts her in a weird limbo of reliability and depth that does not work. Taylor's vocals are never that great in her pop inspired productions which again puts her in a poor space. If people did not overhype this I bet I would have appreciated it more.… Expand
  20. JSauer21
    Nov 6, 2022
    4
    Just normal Taylor Swift music with cringy lyrics, unappealing interjections, strange tone changes, weird use of spoken word, and nothing original. Her voice is generally appealing at least. She's definitely more of a celebrity singer than a good artist imo, I feel that most artists would get flamed if they released music this average or poor. But it's not quite ALL bad
  21. Case5274
    Nov 4, 2022
    6
    One word: boring. Well produced but forgettable songs with little to no variation. Doesn't do nothing for me.
  22. Draicai
    Nov 4, 2022
    5
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  23. Vishalpant
    Nov 3, 2022
    4
    After venturing into the indie/alternate era with Folklore and Evermore, Taylor swift is has now gone back to her roots. This album consists of 13 tracks reminiscent of her 1989, reputation and Lover period. We get to see a very cohesive amalgamation of these previously released albums in the form of Midnights. The concept of using “Midnights” to bring the good parts of her previous work,After venturing into the indie/alternate era with Folklore and Evermore, Taylor swift is has now gone back to her roots. This album consists of 13 tracks reminiscent of her 1989, reputation and Lover period. We get to see a very cohesive amalgamation of these previously released albums in the form of Midnights. The concept of using “Midnights” to bring the good parts of her previous work, along with her back-to-getting-personal works well. Albeit with few lyrics which don’t make sense directly, Midnights is a combination of smart as well as lightweight songwriting.

    All in all, this album is a grower.    … Expand
  24. waramay
    Oct 30, 2022
    5
    miss swift released another spectacular album filled with surprises.. at first listen i liked MOST songs and then slowly the rest grew on me. when she started the album with lavender haze, i knew this album was gonna be a masterpiece. and guess what she broke gazillion records with this album. those who thought she was over must be crying right now. I've been a swiftie since 2012, i grewmiss swift released another spectacular album filled with surprises.. at first listen i liked MOST songs and then slowly the rest grew on me. when she started the album with lavender haze, i knew this album was gonna be a masterpiece. and guess what she broke gazillion records with this album. those who thought she was over must be crying right now. I've been a swiftie since 2012, i grew up with her and you dont know how proud i am of her. the maturity in her voice makes me so overwhelmed with tears. when i thought i couldnt love this album any more, she released the 3am edition. i couldnt stop the tears. aron dessner and taylor really made some BEAUTIFUL songs. his touch on the album is like the cherry on top. not to mention jack antonoff.. there is not one song he produced that i dislike (no cap). anyways those who say "where's the lyricism from folklore evermore?" can s/u/ck my non-existent d**k. cause when she released those albums yall called it boring and were asking for better vocals. only us older swifties know just how much her vocals have improved in 16 f**kin years. the lyricism is still there in midnights yall are just too dumb to understand.
    ANYWAYS taylor i love you so much. please keep doing whatever the h*ll you want to and release your music however you want to. i will always love you and anything you put out     … Expand
  25. Cana
    Oct 21, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So boring Album…… I can't believe Taylor did this。
    Literally nobody like this album    … Expand
  26. adelecritic
    Oct 28, 2022
    5
    In general it is a well written and produced album, but it lacks maturity and it sounds like something Olivia Rodrigo or these new pop girlies in their new-20s could make, so it doesn't deserve as much recognition as it is getting and it doesn't deserve a higher rating than this.
  27. fartyfreak
    Oct 26, 2022
    6
    This album, though its gorgeous lyric writing and funky melodies, was highly over anticipated. Hoping for another folklore/evermore album, left with an upbeat, yet somehow heartbreaking, pop album. It just reminded us that she is a corny millennial. I, however, am glad she opened up about her past traumas a lot more in this album. And the love songs, so exquisite. Her use of metaphors toThis album, though its gorgeous lyric writing and funky melodies, was highly over anticipated. Hoping for another folklore/evermore album, left with an upbeat, yet somehow heartbreaking, pop album. It just reminded us that she is a corny millennial. I, however, am glad she opened up about her past traumas a lot more in this album. And the love songs, so exquisite. Her use of metaphors to make Joe Alwyn seem less bland than he actually is. This album is essentially Reputation 2, if it had come out after Lover, it would've been more enjoyable, but the standards were set so high with Folklore.… Expand
  28. charlicritic
    Oct 26, 2022
    6
    As a fan, I'm not sure if I really liked it. There are EXCELLENT songs (Midnight rain, Maroon, Lavender Haze, Karma, You're on your own, kid), however some of these tracks sound quite the same. Still enjoyed 90% of the album, just disappointed with this one-note production mixed with enhancing lyrics.
  29. rafaelffraposo
    Oct 25, 2022
    6
    O álbum está fraquinho, nenhuma música que "rebente" com tudo! Melodias muito parecidas...
    É bom para por de fundo no dia a dia.
    A Taylor está muito genérica!!!
  30. DavidG12
    Oct 25, 2022
    5
    Buenos sonidos, buenas historias y líricas, Taylor Swift siempre se destaca por esa habilidad que tiene para crear historias y plasmarlas en un álbum, tal vez pudo haber dado más si pero no sé queda corto y no decepcionó.
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  1. PopMatters
    Nov 4, 2022
    90
    It allows Swift to do what she has always wanted: make an album for its own sake that is received primarily as a work of art instead of a commercial entity or tabloid fodder.
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  2. PopMatters
    Nov 2, 2022
    80
    It is very good. ... There are no major missteps within the album, although not everything works as well as the album’s brightest spots.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Oct 31, 2022
    80
    While her 10th album doesn’t make instant classic status like 1989, and Evermore and Folklore remain her masterpieces, it is still an understated, beguiling look into the mind of one of the biggest pop stars of our age.
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