First Look at Spotify’s Library Installation for Taylor Swift’s New Album
Taylor Swift and Spotify collaborated on an open-air library project to celebrate the upcoming release of her album, The Tortured Poet’s Department.
According to USA Today, the installation will be at The Grove in Los Angeles, California. Open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., fans can explore a poetry library curated to represent the new album. However, the exhibit will only be available for a limited time. The library will close on April 18, a day before The Tortured Poet’s Department releases.
Until then, the installation will be updated daily to include more surprises. Additionally, in a news release, Spotify stated that fans who aren’t able to see it in person can follow along on social media.
Austin Peay State University professor Delaney Atkins shared her thoughts about the display with USA Today. She teaches a Taylor Swift-themed class on poetry, and she believes that Swift will usher in a new appreciation for the written art and make 2024 “The Year of Poetry.”
Swift and her team kicked into high gear in the weeks leading up to the release date. On April 8, she collaborated with Spotify, once again, to create a video reminding listeners to pre-save the album. “Hey Spotify, happy release week of The Tortured Poets Department album,” she stated in the black-and-white clip. “Make sure to pre-save the album and keep checking back for more updates from the department.”
In the video, she sits behind an antique typewriter. According to People, she used the same typewriter to tease some lyrics on her Instagram story. “Crowd goes wild at her fingertips. Half moonshine, full eclipse,” she posted on April 8, which was the day of a total solar eclipse.
Fans are getting excited as well. With only days until the album’s debut, they won’t have to wait long to enter The Tortured Poet’s Department.
“ All's fair in love and poetry ” … — Sincerely, The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department. pic.twitter.com/xVs44soKuL
— Vivìenne ﹒ ✴︎ (@artilunar) April 8, 2024
Just breath, just relax it'll be okay
— sof (taylor's version) (@fia_rless) April 16, 2024
Just two days til the tortured poets department!!! #TTPD #TaylorSwift@taylornation13pic.twitter.com/9J5METxx3E
You can pre-save the album here.
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