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What do we know about Taylor Swift’s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ ahead of release
Swift surprised many at the 2024 Grammys when she confirmed that her 11th studio album would see the light of day in April.
Friday, 19 April is a day highlighted in every Taylor Swift fan’s calendar around the world with the date set to see the release of the singer-songwriter’s eleventh studio album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.
Swift broke the news herself about the new release at the recent 2024 Grammys ceremony in Los Angeles: “I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years …” as she confirmed the release of the studio album and her social media channels then posting the front cover with the full track-listing being confirmed some 24 hours later.
The Tortured Poets Department: track-list
“Fortnight”
“The Tortured Poets Department”
“My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”
“Down Bad”
“So Long, London”
“But Daddy I Love Him”
“Fresh Out the Slammer”
“Florida!!!!”
“Guilty as Sin?”
“Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?”
“I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)”
“loml”
“I Can Do It With a Broken Heart”
“The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”
“The Alchemy”
“Clara Bow”
Bonus Track: “The Manuscript”
Release formats:
The album will be released in a variety of formats: a vinyl version, CD version and a cassette will all be released with all three versions featuring the bonus track ‘The Manuscript’. There will also be two limited edition vinyl versions of the album available via pre-order featuring transparent and white vinyls. A white cassette version is also set to be made available in certain markets and, once again, only available on pre-order.
Guest artists on ‘Tortured Poets’
A Taylor Swift studio album wouldn’t be complete without a series of high profile collaborations with the 34-year-old having worked with the likes of Bon Iver, Ed Sheeran and The National’s Matt Berninger on previous works. For the new album Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) and Post Malone are the two guests and appear on ‘Fortnight’ and ‘Florida’ respectively.
Eras Tour resumes
The high grossing Eras Tour also takes to the road once again with Swift set to take to the stage once again with the European leg kicking off in Paris on 9 May before taking in the likes of Amsterdam, Warsaw, Dublin, Lisbon, Madrid before winding up in London on 20 August.