- Artist
- Taylor Swift
- Album
- The Tortured Poets Department
Based on 8 reviews from outlets we track. Scores run 66 to 80.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PopMatters | 8/10 | 80 | “The Tortured Poets Department's songs are calculated, complete, and the most experimental and ambitious of Taylor Swift's work to date.” |
| Clash | 8/10 | 80 | “Blithely announced during her 13th Grammy win acceptance speech, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ marks Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album. Per Taylor, it’s” |
| Spectrum Culture | 75/100 | 75 | “Taylor Swift doubles down on heartbreak, wordplay and literary references, making The Tortured Poets Department a far more mature, though perhaps not entirely necessary, installment to her discography.” |
| Riff Magazine | 7/10 | 70 | “Taylor Swift returns for her highly anticipated new record, "The Tortured Poets Department," which shows even more lyrical bite.” |
| musicOMH | 3.5/5 | 70 | “The star of her generation's 11th album has much to enjoy, yet she could benefit from some new lenses through which to view the world” |
| Slant | 3.5/5 | 70 | “The album sustains a vibe that’s melancholic without sacrificing pop hooks, but its minimalism undercuts the singer’s strengths.” |
| Beats Per Minute | 69% | 69 | “Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s” |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10 | 66 | “Read Olivia Horn’s review of the album.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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