I’ve heard so much current pop music the past two years and there’s so many others things in that space that I would rather listen to than Taylor Swift. And, of course, this isn’t even really a pop record is it? But everything she touches gets treated as such and I’m not sure why that is other than for reasons having to do with celebrity. It feels like the songwriting matured, but the lyrics did not. That “no body, no crime” song? Yikes. And I kinda felt bad for the dude from The National on that one song, and I don’t even like The National. There’s the opportunity to do something interesting there, but the lyrics let me down. Honestly, this should just be a country record. To her credit, I will say I think that “antihero” song is a step in the right direction. It feels like a blend of pop and folk that works better for me than it does on anything here.