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

Universal acclaim- based on 3039 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 2,467 out of 3039
  2. Mixed: 155 out of 3039
  3. Negative: 417 out of 3039
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  1. Ericfg
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Love you but this is not your best album. I love your hits like blank space, love story, shake it off, you belong with me, look what you made me do or You need to calm down.
  2. Coastal2009
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Clearly review bombed by the swiftlees. It’s the same music over and over and over. Boring. Same old song and dance. Only the swifters are giving this positive reviews before they even listen to it.
  3. Tomateoquintero
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    I was especting something different, but you know when Taylor only cares about charts and make music just because. I want the 1989 era back!!!
  4. DDLOVATOEVERMOR
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    some songs are nice just for one listen but Midnights suond boring and repetitive #red was her peak for me #MidnightsTaylorSwift. RED ALL THE WAY.
  5. everylastword92
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very mid album for Taylor. I expected better from her. Definitely not worth a listen.… Expand
  6. marcosliag
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    the worst album ever! taylor swift ISN'T the music industry. midnights is a compilation of discards.
  7. MaddyPerez
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    She’s not the songwriter y’all make her to be. She’s racist. Boring. Bland. And this album is simply a catastrophic release cause’ she will never in reality get a worldwide hit ever again. We need real music back. Not Jack Antonoff rejects.
  8. Rodsniw
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. horrible album if she tried to be inspired by lord's album failed miserably, oh my god what a rotten lyrics to karma and what a return to pop are these no songs with a high point of the album but obviously they will force it's aoty, and obviously that she will buy the magazines too to give a good grade. two tracks are saved on this album.… Expand
  9. Nataliaroosa
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Injustiça foi o que ela fez com a Lana Del Rey, como podemos chamar a participação dela de feat, se nem mesmo a voz da Lana conseguimos ouvir
  10. Ralei
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Definitely not her best album. Lyrically she’s done better in the past, sonically as well. A shame
  11. Bbmcgee
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Terrible album for Taylor. Very sleepy. No highlights. She’s still singing about karma, revenge and scheming as if it’s 2017.
  12. Onga
    Oct 21, 2022
    1
    Forgettable melodies, childish lyrics, and boring production choices. These three themes are present in the entirety of 'Midnights' (including the 3am edition).

    The entire album can be characterized as someone attempting to reach the word count on a high school essay, and then patting their back once they've reached it, neglecting to actually reread the essay upon completion. Some    Forgettable melodies, childish lyrics, and boring production choices. These three themes are present in the entirety of 'Midnights' (including the 3am edition).

    The entire album can be characterized as someone attempting to reach the word count on a high school essay, and then patting their back once they've reached it, neglecting to actually reread the essay upon completion.

    Some tracks sound unfinished, and most sound boring. While others may have interesting motifs ('Midnight Rain'), they don't go anywhere sonically, ultimately resulting in an unsatisfied listen.

    The 3 am edition, although some better than the 13 original tracks (and this isn't really saying much!), are monotonous compared to the rest of her discography.

    Her worst album to date. There are no highs and only lows. Please, go back to the punchy and reflective pop of 1989.    … Expand
  13. HazeLemming
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    I’ll never understand why people sensationalize this music. Midnights is the same thing we’ve heard from Taylor time and time again. Where’s the edge!?
  14. rossgi98
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    where is lana del rey?!? like can she be serious for a second? Lana only said 4 words no words
  15. boem
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. faltou conexão entre as musicas, sim, ela fez um álbum otimo mas parece que cada musica é de álbum diferente, isso estraga e perde a conexão das músicas.… Expand
  16. Mykestuart
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Desapontado com este álbum, esperava mais é que feat é esse ? Onde somente ouço a voz da tay?
  17. Qurious_Betsy
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Having listedened to Ms. Swift's nweest album, and given long consideration to the affair over periods of rumination with brandy and cigars, I can say with the utmot certainsty that Midnights(tm) is to our modern musical moment what her namssake Johnatahan Swift's A Modest Proposal was to the Irish potato famine that plagued his generation. We might find in Swift's artistry some semblanceHaving listedened to Ms. Swift's nweest album, and given long consideration to the affair over periods of rumination with brandy and cigars, I can say with the utmot certainsty that Midnights(tm) is to our modern musical moment what her namssake Johnatahan Swift's A Modest Proposal was to the Irish potato famine that plagued his generation. We might find in Swift's artistry some semblance of the ideas set forth o long ago, forgotten by our modern critical sentiments, only to be reusrrected by a genius of such repute as to be beyond all impeachment, criticiazem, or reproach; Swift has procen herself once again to be a gods amonst montrals in the field of music making in the moder erna. Let this stand for lla time as a memorial of our generation - of our common hopes, dreams, aspirations, frustrations, ad yes, our very souls and spirits. The zeitgesit of the modern era wil be inexoribly and illimitably changed and shaped by this, Ms. Swift's greatest achievement to date.

    For all of that, the album still sux.    … Expand
  18. Javiii_08
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    Basic album, very mid, sinceramente me esparaba algo mejor, pero su sonido y producción son muy mediocres
  19. Parnas
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    It’s just so basic. It sounds like a mixture of folklore, lover, and reputation. Productions are not the best, and it makes it a bit boring. The lyrics and vocals are bot as good as folklore and evermore, but yet they’re still acceptable. Unfortunately, It just didn’t meet my high expectations for it…
  20. cruelswiftie22
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    amazing how taylor manages to make me identify so much with his songs. anti-hero was written for me. I love taylor for this and more
  21. Noel92
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her absolute WORST album BY FAR! Literally a waste of time listening to this. Taylor swift should just quit at this point. She can’t sing, write, dance, act, etc… Expand
  22. yongizzy
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    Maturity has been good for her! In every single work that she does, she shows improvement. The best lyricist of the time.
  23. RK13
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    This was the best album of 2022. It's the ultimate album to get into Taylor Swift because it's like a hybrid of all the previous eras. The lyricism of Red, folklore and evermore; the production of 1989; the imagery of reputation (Swift's best album... bring on Taylor's Version). Lavender Haze and Maroon are just so different from anything she's done before, and Anti-Hero is hands down herThis was the best album of 2022. It's the ultimate album to get into Taylor Swift because it's like a hybrid of all the previous eras. The lyricism of Red, folklore and evermore; the production of 1989; the imagery of reputation (Swift's best album... bring on Taylor's Version). Lavender Haze and Maroon are just so different from anything she's done before, and Anti-Hero is hands down her most relatable single. I think to produce such a conceptual album in the midst of planning a world tour, and re-recording the first six albums of your back catalogue and doing promo! Bravo!… Expand
  24. Natewood
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    Taylor shows again why she's called the music industry! She knows what she's doing, and getting bigger in each era.
  25. All_ButTrU4
    Oct 21, 2022
    6
    6.8/10
    Midnight is bound to be ridiculed and dismissed using the 1st three letters of it's title but it's not the precipitous drop you reactively feel it is once the credits roll. It had the daunting task of following up arguably one of Swifts biggest eras and unfortunately it doesn't measure up. It's not an improvement but possibly a slight regression. Feeling closer in sound to her 2019    6.8/10
    Midnight is bound to be ridiculed and dismissed using the 1st three letters of it's title but it's not the precipitous drop you reactively feel it is once the credits roll. It had the daunting task of following up arguably one of Swifts biggest eras and unfortunately it doesn't measure up. It's not an improvement but possibly a slight regression. Feeling closer in sound to her 2019 bubblegum rainbow burst of confectionery pop with focus on love, activism and acceptance. It would have been better received in succession to that 2019 record but now it feels quite under baked. From the clunky lyrics that uncharacteristically burden a sizeable portion of the record to the productions missteps. Even so "Midnights" is a love letter to her fans, a treat that tries to reassure them that she can return to pop whenever she wishes and though she proves so she accidentally suggest none of returns to the sound will resonate . Nonetheless the Janet Jackson(snow on the beach) references,vulnerability (you are on your own kid)and ambitious(vigilante **** ) still make this a win for Swift and a repayable transitional statement to Swifts abundance . Highlights: anti hero,snow on the beach,labyrinth, sweet nothing    … Expand
  26. Silangan
    Oct 21, 2022
    9
    Pop Taylor is back and it seems like she learnt from her mistakes from her last pop record, Lover, and brought over her awesome lyrics and melodies from folklore and evermore. Midnights is smooth and polished. A very solid album perfect for a late night listening.
  27. daylightlovers
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    Taylor Swift you will always be famous! Taylor Swift you will always be famous! Taylor Swift you will always be famous!
  28. arshee_jenson
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    Bangers after bangers— a stellar feat for Taylor Swift, for someone whose name was painted next with bright lights, showed so much versatility and ingenuity in her 10th album. Maintaining such momentum in this epoch is one for the books and, indisputably, Taylor and Midnights are one of the main topics.
  29. munichi_jasuda
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Astounds me how people still continue to simp for this literal n a z i and go batsh-t insane when you point that out
  30. onlyleslye
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    This album it's amazing. The pop production it's exquisite, the lyrics... It's impossible not relate to them. And her voice has improved massively! Even when Midnights feels like a mix between 1989 for it's synth pop and the bubblegum melodies of Lover, she has delivery a brand album very original. Instant classic!
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85

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  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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