Taylor Swift Celebrates Success of The Tortured Poets Department by Sharing Reviews and Song Lyrics

On Sunday, April 21, the “Fortnight” singer, 34, shared some positive reviews of The Tortured Poets Department on her Instagram Stories alongside some lyrics quoted from her new songs.

Swift first reposted Rolling Stone’s review, titled, ‘Come for the Torture, Stay for the Poetry’ with an ‘Instant Classic’ stamp added. In response she quoted a line from the title track of TTPD, “And that’s the closest I’ve come to my heart exploding.”

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Taylor Swift Celebrates Success of The Tortured Poets Department by Sharing Reviews and Song Lyrics
The singer released her 11th studio album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ on April 19

By Escher Walcott Updated on April 22, 2024 11:55AM EDT
Taylor Swift performs during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at the National Stadium on March 02, 2024 in Singapore.
Taylor Swift performs in Singapore in March 2024. PHOTO: ASHOK KUMAR/TAS24/GETTY
Taylor Swift is buzzing about the response to her new album.

On Sunday, April 21, the “Fortnight” singer, 34, shared some positive reviews of The Tortured Poets Department on her Instagram Stories alongside some lyrics quoted from her new songs.

Swift first reposted Rolling Stone’s review, titled, ‘Come for the Torture, Stay for the Poetry’ with an ‘Instant Classic’ stamp added. In response she quoted a line from the title track of TTPD, “And that’s the closest I’ve come to my heart exploding.”

The singer then reshared a five-star review of TTPD from U.K. newspaper The Times and quoted her song “The Alchemy” by writing “These chemicals hit me like whiiiiite wiiiiine.”

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Taylor Swift performs in Santa Clara, California in July 2023. JEFF KRAVITZ/TAS23/GETTY IMAGES FOR TAS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
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Swift also reposted U.K. outlet The Independent’s positive review of TTPD, which described the project as “Irresistible, country-hued tales of relationships past and present.” In her response, she quoted the lyric, “everyone we know understands why it’s meant to be,” taken from the title track of the album.

Swift released her 11th studio album TTPD on April 19 in a surprise double album drop with 31 tracks listed on the project.

The singer — who is currently dating NFL star Travis Kelce — has much to celebrate following the album’s release, after breaking multiple Spotify records with the project.