Exeposé writers discuss pop superstar Taylor Swift’s new album.
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Single Review: Taylor Swift – ME!
Two years after the release of her hit album Reputation, which shocked the world with her dramatic snake motif after the suspenseful anticipation, Taylor Swift is back again and entering a new era. Her brand-new song ‘ME!’, featuring Panic! At the Disco’s Brendan Urie, is about “embracing your individuality and owning it”. The ingenious lyrics […]
Album Review: Ward Thomas – Restless Minds
It goes without saying that England’s country music scene is only really just finding its feet, with the genre having primarily been relegated to Nashville despite having a degree of popularity in the UK. Considering this, Ward Thomas’ claim that they are Britain’s biggest country stars might not be untrue. Their previous two albums peaked […]
“This is only the start!” An interview with Pale Waves’ Heather Baron Gracie
On the last day of the Pale Waves UK tour, I was lucky enough to interview lead singer and songwriter Heather Baron Gracie at the O2 Academy in Bristol about tour life, home life, musical and aesthetic influences, and loving pop music. So it’s been a really big year for you guys! You came fifth in […]
‘Look What You Made Me Post’ – The (re)birth of celebrity activism
Taylor Swift’s recent Instagram post urging voter registration for the Tennessee midterm elections shocked many about her sudden engagement with politics. Some reactions were positive, filled with admiration for the pop star, whilst others found Swift’s newfound voice rather absurd, often pointing at her young fan base and career choice to discredit her opinion. Celebrities […]
‘I just can’t wait for the next year of my life’: An Interview With Emma Blackery
Five EPs, two headline tours and one tour supporting Busted later, Basildon-born rising pop act Emma Blackery has been catapulted into international fame over the past year, and has recently released her first track of 2018, ‘Dirt’, which has already racked up nearly 400,000 views on YouTube since its release and has been met with […]
Fresh Produce
Max Martin. You might not have heard the name, but you most certainly know his production credits. From Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’ through to Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’, Martin has dominated mainstream popular music since the end of the last millennia and alongside his frequent collaborator Karl Johan Schuster, known as Shellback, Martin […]
Album Review: Ryan Adams – Prisoner
Two years ago, Ryan Adams postponed production of Prisoners to experiment with the track-by-track remediation of Taylor Swift’s 1989. After waiting three years for self-written content, and a ‘heartbreak’ album tackling his divorce from Mandy Moore, we were instead given an indirect sense of Adam’s initial wounds vicariously via Swift’s own emotional lyrics. Rather than […]
Album Review: Jimmy Eat World – Integrity Blues
“Oh my god I love this song, I used to listen to this in middle school!” Declared culture commander Taylor Swift in her latest Apple Music advert as she jammed to Jimmy Eat World’s 2001 (and endless Guitar Heroes) hit, ‘The Middle’. Does their latest album contain classics on this level, or is it another […]
Art to Art: Laura Betts
This week, we’re featuring the artwork of second year English and Drama student, Laura Betts… “The inspiration for drawing with biro on maps came from my love of doodling. I draw on anything; tickets, books, notes. I love having a background to draw on, as it adds so much more interest. In an art project on To […]