The singer shared 15 additional songs because she had ”written so much tortured poetry”
Surprise! The Tortured Poets Department is actually a double album. Taylor Swift revealed that she recorded an extra 15 tracks, which are now available in the form of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.
“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours.”
With the addition of the bonus songs, The Tortured Poets Department now clocks in at 31 tracks (that’s 13 backwards). New additions include “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross,” and “The Black Dog,” which are the bonus tracks featured on different vinyl versions of the album.
The LP marks the singer’s 11th LP and sees her reuniting with both Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. The songs explore her most recent relationships as well as her own public image, and features collaborations with Post Malone (“Fortnight”) and Florence and the Machine (“Florida!!!”).
Swift announced the album at the Grammy Awards in February, while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album. It continues a hot streak for Swift, who has released four albums of new music in the last four years. Since 2021, she has also released four re-recorded versions of the albums she released with Big Machine Records.
Following the release of her tenth album Midnights in 2022, Swift announced her massive Eras Tour. She kicked off the North American Leg in March of 2023 and has since also traveled to South America, Asia and Australia. The European leg will begin May in Paris where she will be joined by Paramore. The tour will end with a short, second North American leg this fall, where Gracie Abrams will re-join as her tour opener.
