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Taylor Swift: 1989

Andy Gill, The Independent, 24 October 2014

Pop star shows "promising signs of maturity". But whether it's adolescent exaggeration or an attempt to bring more intriguing strategies into pop lyricism is debatable.

Total word count of piece: 353

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