Hot take: now that the initial shock of “exile” actually existing... it’s barely in the top half of the record for me. It really kicks into gear at the bridge when Justin flips the Bon Iver switch. My top 5 favorites right now: this is me trying august peace mirrorball betty
Probably four of the same five, but I'd swap "peace" for "exile" or "illicit affairs." I think "august" is my favorite after a day. End-of-summer songs always do it for me.
yeah exile isn’t really all that after the initial surprise. more of an awesome collab than an awesome song
Ah I think exile builds up so well. It would now probably settle around 3-6 range for me. I think this is easily her best record merely based on the fact that someone could list any song as their favorite and I would think it’s objectively reasonable.
mirrorball this is me trying the 1 mad woman illicit affairs invisible string august peace betty seven my tears ricochet the last great american dynasty exile hoax cardigan epiphany
Probably a good argument for not ranking so early but I couldn't even tell you what it sounds like after a few full listens
It’s the song where her voice sounds the most gorgeous it has ever sounded in the history of ever, ya fool!
that background pulse trick in Peace reminded me of 666 t, so I played the two back to back and it turns out they pair very well together!
This is absolutely an album where every single possible combination of song rankings will exist for someone. For example, mirrorball seems to be a pretty popular choice for the best on the record in here and tbh it’s in the bottom five for me. But that will likely totally change
betty illicit affairs exile the 1 august epiphany the last great american dynasty mirrorball this is me trying peace cardigan seven invisible string hoax my tears ricochet mad woman I know I know. But some songs have to be near the bottom. Incredible album.
Currently “Exile”, “Illicit Affairs” and “Mirrorball” are tops but that could shuffle around a lot. I actually think “Last Great American Dynasty” would be the weakest for me, which...that’s a hell of a record then
I think "hoax" is probably my least favorite at the moment. Her closers usually knock me on my ass, but this one is just okay for me.
I am no authority because before this album I really only loved 1989 and lover but the last great American dynasty sounds like a future classic swift song