Taylor Swift’s Album “Lover” Review: Not Just A “Love Letter To Love”, It’s Also A Feminist Statement

It’s been two years since the day “the old Taylor Swift” went on record to announce her “death.” Her superb sixth album Reputation which was relatively melodramatic was all the rage back then. But her seventh and latest album Lover gives off a nostalgic vibe as we once again can see the Swift of old with moony romance.

Released as a single first before the rest of the 18-song album, the song Lover is like a calling card for the sweetness of the whole project.

In the lengthy introduction of the album, the singer wrote it’s a “love letter to love.” Perhaps, it is a vague sentiment which is perhaps partly accurate only.

Not just the subtle and soothing melody filled with a passionate love that she wants to send to someone, the album is also an openly feminist statement. As the song The Man is like an excoriating takedown to the double standards of society.

“I’m so sick of running as fast as I can, wondering if I’d get there quicker if I was a man,” Taylor sings in the murky synths and flashy harmonies. This standout track seems to be a declaration of the singer if she was a man.

Taylor and actor Joe Alwyn are no strangers to romance link-up as they have been in the relationship for more than two years. The song London Boy is hands down a nerdy but beautiful ode to him and his hometown.

It’s safe to say that not only Joe is floating on air, but also British fans are also screaming when hearing the line, “They say home is where the heart is, but God I love the English”.

What’s more? At the end of the album, in the closing ballad Daylight, Swift speaks aloud her overarching theme,