And I have like five copies of this sh** coming in the mail,” reads a viral tweet about Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, which dropped on October 3. An artiste receiving criticism over their music and lyrics is common. But the lukewarm response from major Swift fans, who call themselves Swifties and refer to her as ‘Mother’ (particularly Gen Z), has been shocking. Is the album really that bad? “I don’t mind it, I think. This is the first album I am listening to completely after Lover,” says Namrata Tripathi, co-founder of Hoomans, a t-shirt brand.

“The music is catchy, and her voice still has the nostalgia of Dear John and White Horse. So, it still takes me back to Standard 9, which I was surprised to feel as an emotion when I heard this album,” says Tripathi, admitting that while the music is fun, some lyrics are “very difficult to listen to”. Especially like the song, Eldest Daughter, because, “they are bad, like a 12-year-old wrote it.”