Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by American singer songwriter Taylor Swift, released in April 2024 via Republic Records.

The Tortured Poets Department was written and produced by Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. Taylor Swift announced her new album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on 4 February 2024, after winning Best Pop Vocal Album for her tenth studio album, Midnights (2022).

Swift conceived The Tortured Poets Department shortly after finishing work on Midnights and continued developing the new material during the Eras Tour (2023–2024), her ongoing sixth concert tour.

Self-described as her "lifeline" album, The Tortured Poets Department was perceived by Swift as a culmination of imperative songwriting. It is a double album, with the second part, subtitled The Anthology, surprise-released two hours after the first. Post Malone features on the opening track "Fortnight", which was released as the lead single, and Florence And The Machine features on "Florida!!!".

A synth-pop album with rock and folk stylings, its mid-tempo production is driven by synthesizers and drum machines alongside live instruments such as piano and guitar. Its subject matter explores Swift's psyche and examines her public and private lives, blending sorrow and humour.

In an Instagram post announcing the album's release, Swift further characterized the album as "…an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure..”.

This double album 2LP record set is “The Black Dog” edition on two ink black coloured vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, 24 page booklet and bonus track, pressed in Germany via Republic Records.