Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ deluxe album has 4 new songs. They range from inspired to indefensible.0

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• September 25, 2026

Precious few music critics would’ve said that Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” needed more songs. When it was unveiled last October, Swift’s 12th studio album — inspired by the joy, drama, and “effervescence” of the Eras Tour, Swift said at the time — received some of the most disenchanted reviews of her career.