91裸聊视频淎ll of me changed like midnight,91裸聊视频� confesses halfway through her latest album, the aptly named and moody 91裸聊视频淢idnights.91裸聊视频�

It91裸聊视频檚 a moment on the electric 91裸聊视频淢idnight Rain91裸聊视频� that finds lyricist Swift at her best, reminding you of her unparalleled ability to make any emotion feel universal.

The song91裸聊视频檚 chorus begins: 91裸聊视频淗e was sunshine, I was midnight rain.91裸聊视频� And continues: 91裸聊视频淗e wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain. He wanted a bride, I was making my own name. Chasing that fame. He stayed the same.91裸聊视频� Then, that lyric: 91裸聊视频淎ll of me changed like midnight.91裸聊视频�

The sound feels experimental for Swift, opening with her own vocals artificially pitched down to an almost-unrecognizable tone. It91裸聊视频檚 among the album91裸聊视频檚 most sonically interesting, an indie-pop beat that feels reminiscent of her producer Jack Antonoff91裸聊视频檚 work on Lorde91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢elodrama,91裸聊视频� but also fresh and captivating.

The song91裸聊视频檚 words, by Swift and Antonoff, are steady and detailed, but not distracting 91裸聊视频� allowing you to sink into the rhythm, flowing and feeling it with her.

On a self-aware Swift shows off her ability to evolve again. And in typical Swift fashion, she had more surprises up her sleeve 91裸聊视频� dropping and after 91裸聊视频淢idnights91裸聊视频� released.

For her 10th original album, the 32-year-old pop star approaches the themes she91裸聊视频檚 grown up writing about 91裸聊视频� love, loss, childhood, fame 91裸聊视频� with a maturity that comes through in sharpened vocals and lyrics focused more on her inner-life than external persona.

91裸聊视频淢idnight Rain91裸聊视频� could be a thesis statement for the project she91裸聊视频檚 described as songs written during 91裸聊视频�13 sleepless nights,91裸聊视频� an appropriate approach to the concept album for someone who has long had a lyrical appreciation for late nights (think 91裸聊视频淪tyle91裸聊视频�: 91裸聊视频渕idnight, you come and pick me up, no headlights91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�). Of course, she91裸聊视频檚 centered her work around themes before 91裸聊视频� on 91裸聊视频淩ed,91裸聊视频� an ode to the color and the emotions it stands for, 91裸聊视频渞eputation,91裸聊视频� a vindictive reconfiguring of her own, and most recently on 91裸聊视频渇olklore91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渆vermore,91裸聊视频� quarantine albums that expressed vulnerability in ways only isolation could.

But Swift presents 91裸聊视频淢idnights91裸聊视频� as something different: a collection of songs that don91裸聊视频檛 necessarily have to go together, but fit together because she has declared them products of late night inspiration. Positioning listeners situationally 91裸聊视频� in the quiet but thoughtful darkness of night 91裸聊视频� instead of thematically, feels like a natural creative experiment for a songwriter so prolific that her albums have become synonymous with the pop culture zeitgeist.

And with that, comes a tone that is just a little darker, a little more experimental, and always electric.

Track one, 91裸聊视频淟avender Haze,91裸聊视频� pairs a muffled club beat and high-pitched backing vocals from Antonoff with stand-out, beckoning melody from Swift. 91裸聊视频淢aroon91裸聊视频� is a grown-up and weathered version of 91裸聊视频淩ed,91裸聊视频� a dive into lost love with rich descriptions of rust, spilled wine, red lipstick 91裸聊视频� images Swift is reconjuring with more bite.

91裸聊视频淟abyrinth91裸聊视频� makes clear she91裸聊视频檚 carried the best of her previous pop experiments with her 91裸聊视频� the synth of 91裸聊视频�198991裸聊视频� and the softer alternative sounds of 91裸聊视频渇olklore91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� as she admits as only a songwriter can that a heartbreak 91裸聊视频渙nly feels this raw right now, lost in the labyrinth of my mind,91裸聊视频� on top of a track featuring Bon Iver-esque electronic trills.

Swift shines when she is able to marry her signature lyrical musings with this new arena of electronic beats. And while this isn91裸聊视频檛 another album of acoustic indie sounds like 91裸聊视频渇olklore,91裸聊视频� it is clear that Swift has taken a step forward in the indie-pop genre 91裸聊视频� even if it91裸聊视频檚 a step in a different direction.

The album91裸聊视频檚 weaker moments are the ones where that balance feels off. 91裸聊视频淏ejeweled91裸聊视频� is a bit too candy sweet, with lyrics that feel like an updated, glittery take on 91裸聊视频淢E!91裸聊视频� The much anticipated 91裸聊视频淪now On The Beach,91裸聊视频� featuring Lana Del Rey, is poetic, pretty, and at times cheeky, but not as emotionally deep as the lyricists91裸聊视频� combined power suggests it could be.

Even in those moments, 91裸聊视频淢idnights91裸聊视频� finds Swift comfortable in her musical skin, revealing the strengths of a sharp and ever-evolving artist who can wink through always-cryptic allusions to her very public life or subtle self-owns dispersed amidst lyrical confessions (see: 91裸聊视频淎nti-Hero91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淢astermind91裸聊视频�) and hook even the casual listener with an alluring, and maybe surprising, beat.

But like the love-soaked 91裸聊视频淟over,91裸聊视频� and and 91裸聊视频渆vermore,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢idnights91裸聊视频� feels like both a confessional and a playground, crafted by all the versions of Taylor Swift we91裸聊视频檝e gotten to know so far for a new Taylor Swift to shine. And like always, we91裸聊视频檙e just along for the thrilling late-night ride.

91裸聊视频擡lise Ryan, The Associated Press