What we're listening to: The Department of Tortured Poets and Eternal Sunshine

In This Payment of What were listen has, Comments Editor Cherlyn Weak dives In new exits Since Taylor Fast And Ariana Big, And explore What music means has We When Songs are consumes more as books And newspaper entries.

Cherlyn Weak, Deputy Editor, Comments

April 19 should to have has been declared A global vacation. He was, After all, THE release day of Taylor Swift very anticipated album, THE Torture Poets Department (TTPD). How could We be expected has work on This most excited of Fridays, When there were Words has overanalyze And melodies has emo-walk to ?

Taylor Fast - THE Torture Poets Department

I will admit: I to hate myself A little For THE ardor with which I hit play on albums as TTTPD And Ariana Big Eternal Sun (ES). Both the musicians had recently LEFT long term relationships And obtained together with new beautiful, in the middle of enraged press blanket And tirelessly speculation on Reddit. I generally prefer has hear Since THE people implied instead of while reading tabloid articles base on What "friends close has" said, And For Fast And Big, Songs are generally as close as GOOD get has primary sources.

I saw these albums as opportunities has get their takes on What went down. Granted, It is always wise has take their words with generous helpers of salt, THE even path therapists tender has remember that their the patients' tell of stories can be biased Or unreliable.

Both Big And Fast to have do their lives THE subject of their music For years, And they often to have A air of defensive attitude. Securities as "Look What You Do Me Do" And "Yes, And?" TO DO Me think of people WHO blame others Or don't do it care about THE consequences of their Actions. Even Songs as Swift "Anti-hero" Since her last album And Big "Thank You, Following" seem has First of all a look has be about socket responsibility, but Really continue THE theme of to dodge real responsibility.

I am not Of course if music has always has been rooted In scrutinizing THE artists life, but he certainly seems has to have become more popular In recent years. THE level of interest And analysis around things as simple as word choice Or order has probably Never has been as high, either. It is Also value considering that these two very publicized albums were released In two month of each other. Granted, Swift new music has only has been out For about 40 hours, And there are 31 entire Songs extending A complete 65 minutes And 8 seconds, SO I will need has listen has he A little more times For he all has to flow in.

Big album, which abandoned last month, was scrutinized by Fans And reviews look alike. He was released shortly After her divorce Since Dalton Gomez And her budding relationship (apparently) with companion Wicked casting member Ethan Slater.

When I First of all plays through ES, I was Above all disappointed And annoyed. There was, as expected, No responsibility For What her Actions did has THE mother of A new born And A plot of romanticize of her last man. But even on just My second listen, I knew I had A little favorite tracks. Other Engadget staff members accept with Me: ES East A solid album with enough A little firecrackers.

Ariana Big - Eternal Sun

I can not endorse Big behavior — And No A request Me has — but condemn, I can't help to like her music. And It is probably because I am hooked on THE melodies And production, not THE lyrical content.

Fast, on THE other hand, seems more of A budding wordsmith. A lot