Not that we need an excuse to revisit Taylor Swift’s discography, but today’s probably the most unavoidable day – it’s the musical mastermind’s 34th birthday. For me, Swift is a great singer and a greater songwriter. Her words may be strands from her personal experience, but they become universal at the very moment she decides to release them. It’s like Swifties undertake a collective cathartic expedition each time she releases an album.
While ‘Blank Space‘, ‘Anti-Hero‘, ‘Shake It Off‘, ‘Look What You Made Me Do‘, ‘Lover‘, ‘August‘, ‘Love Story‘, and ‘You Belong With Me‘ are among Swift’s most renowned works, there are many jewels that sit there like underdogs, deep within the trajectory of her musical eras. Of course, there is no such thing as underrated among the Swifties, but there are many masterpieces that the larger world has yet to uncover. Those not found on reels. Those that convey her lyrical excellence, her storytelling prowess, her artistry.
Since we love Taylor Swift, and thanks to her, the number thirteen, here are 13 of her songs that we wish were talked about more often:
1. Carolina
Movie – Where the Crawdads Sing
2. The Great War
Album – Midnights
3. evermore (feat. Bon Iver)
Album – evermore
4. the lakes (bonus track)
Album – folklore
5. Nothing New (Taylor’s Version)
Album – Red (Taylor’s Version)
6. it’s time to go (bonus track)
Album – evermore
7. Soon You’ll Get Better (ft. The Chicks)
Album – Lover
8. ivy
Album – evermore
9. exile (ft. Bon Iver)
Album – folklore
10. right where you left me (bonus track)
Album – evermore
11. dorothea
Album – evermore
12. Afterglow
Album – Lover
13. Sweet Nothing
Album – Midnights
Guess what we’re trying to say is Evermore & Folklore are highly underrated.
