Taylor Swift returns to pop with poetic 'Midnights,' her most deeply personal album yet

US singer Taylor Swift has released her 10th studio album, 'Midnights'. Photo: AFP

The Taylor Swift of Midnights could not have existed before Folklore and Evermore.

This Swift, who has never shirked from opening a vein of vulnerability, has drilled down another few layers. On her 10th studio album, she's not only offering us her most personal reflections – a high bar in Swift's world – but imparting them with poetic grace and an elevated level of storytelling.