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Taylor Swift’s new album will leave longtime fans missing the artist they knew

Just over a year after ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release, Taylor Swift drops ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, describing it as “infectious pop melodies without losing the quality storytelling of ‘folklore’”. But fans might be disappointed to realise that Showgirls’ 12 tracks of crisp, mystical, airy and synth sounds that evoke records like ‘1989’ and ‘Lover’ often lack Swift’s trademark lyrical talent.…