Taylor Swift The Life Of A Showgirl Reviews: Critics Have Mixed Feelings About The New Album

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68df7ca11800001fa45d0fea.jpeg?cache=JSqxt8MCp3&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Taylor Swift on stage in London last year" data-caption="Taylor Swift on stage in London last year" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Taylor Swift on stage in London last year</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">While critics are so far pretty split on <a href="news/taylor-swift/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taylor Swift</a>’s new album, one thing they can agree on is that it’s not what they were expecting.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Taylor revealed earlier this year that she was <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/taylor-swift-new-album-life-of-a-showgirl-explained_uk_689f3a08e4b0df16e32c4320">reuniting with Max Martin and Shellback on her next release</a>, having previously worked with the Swedish hit-makers on her albums Red, 1989 and Reputation.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">But if Taylor’s reunion with super-pop producers, and the accompanying imagery for The Life Of A Showgirl, had you thinking she was returning to the pure pop sound of Shake It Off or I Knew You Were Trouble, it might surprise you to hear that her new music has a more mellow feel to it, with comparisons having been made to everyone from Fleetwood Mac to Lana Del Rey.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Some critics have been heaping praise on the new release, while others are skeptical about Taylor’s new direction.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Here’s a selection of what’s been said so far about The Life Of A Showgi