Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
sophie meiers looks for peace amid chaos on “things will change”
thefader.comsophie meiers makes music to knock you off your feet while providing the soft landing at the same time. After recent singles "collar" and "let me breathe," bedroom pop with razor blades under the floor boards, they push even further into the emotional honesty and stark imagery on "things will change." The song is simple yet devastating, offering a direct line between them and a sibling going through substance abuse issues.
It also provides a window into their own emotional state; you can't help but feel almost voyeuristic to hear them sing "now we’re back to square one, you hit rock bottom." Ultimately, however, the song ends on a note of gentle hope. "You'll get better, things will change," sophie sings over gentle guitar chugs and a delicate electronic beat.
As the song melts into a close, you hope the optimism isn't another false dawn. In a statement, sophie says, “This song is really vulnerable and painful, but I hope that some beauty and healing can come out of the dark subject matter.
This song is about watching someone you love turn into somebody you don't know anymore. It is a letter to one of my little brothers who has struggled with addiction for a long time.
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