Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Is Here: See the Very Best Social Media Reactions

If you’re feeling a shift in the air today, don’t worry: that’s not another seismic event, but the kinetic energy of millions of Swifties mobilizing around the globe to welcome Taylor Swift’s latest albums, The Tortured Poets Department and The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, into her oeuvre. Everyone has been buzzing about the drop since Swift announced that The Tortured Poets Department was on its way at the 2024 Grammys, and now it’s Judgment Day. Given the 18 months that have elapsed since Midnights—and the exorbitant price of Eras Tour tickets—can you blame the general public for being hungry for more Taylor Swift content?

There are plenty of musical experts around to analyze the songs’ references, but if there is one thing that only the wan husk of what used to be Twitter (okay, fine, X) can provide, it’s a bevy of hilarious and heartfelt feedback—all in 240-character form. See the best social-media responses to TTPD below.