Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
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Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" is a Farce | REVIEW
Album Mode
1 hour 34 minutes
1 month ago
Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" is a Farce | REVIEW
Démar and Adriel discuss Taylor Swift's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl", how Taylor's songwriting has collapsed and why she's chasing the people that she's influenced.
Démar’s rating: 2.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 4 / 10
The Love List: The Fate of Ophelia, Ruin the Friendship
Timecodes:
1:39 - Is the fandom bigger than the music? 7:22 - Past Taylor Swift reviews 13:30 - Fate of Ophelia 16:56 - Actually Romantic 28:56 - Pop music in 2025 30:18 - Honey feels desperate 34:44 - Too much ‘stomp/clap’ 39:48 - Ruin the Friendship 45:35 - Lyrics 50:45 - The Most Offensive Track 1:07:17 - Wishlist 1:12:30 - Is Adriel a Swiftie now? 1:18:15 - Worst album since Reputation 1:21:41 - The Cover 1:27:58 - The Score
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Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl / 2025 / pop, pop punk
Album Mode
Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
