Charlie Puth responds to Taylor Swift namecheck on ‘The Tortured Poets Division’
Charlie Puth has lastly responded to Taylor Swift namechecking him on the title observe of her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Division: The Anthology’.
On the album’s title observe, the singer declares: “You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Charlie Puth ought to be a much bigger artist.”
Now, Puth seems to have acknowledged it, albeit not directly, when he teased a brand new track referred to as ‘Hero’ on TikTok.
“These final couple weeks have been actually loopy for apparent causes, however I wished to share one thing with you,” he wrote. “This can be a track I wrote about my good friend referred to as ‘Hero’. Typically I get a little bit nervous being overly sincere in my music which is why this was sitting on my laborious drive for awhile.
“However I believe somebody on the market was giving me an indication that I wanted to launch it. So… I declare ‘Hero’ might be out in all places on Might twenty fourth as the primary single of my new album. Thanks to your assist… you understand who you might be.”
Quite a few artists are namechecked all through ‘The Tortured Poets Division’. The title observe refers to a “Lucy”, which followers appear satisfied is a reference to Lucy Dacus, one third of the Grammy-winning group boygenius. Charlie Puth will get a shout out on the identical track, whereas followers are additionally speculating about whether or not ‘thanK you aIMee’ is aimed toward Kim Kardashian.
Patti Smith can be namechecked on ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ within the lyric: “I laughed in your face and stated, ‘You’re not Dylan Thomas, I’m not Patti Smith / This ain’t the Chelsea Resort / We’re fashionable idiots.’”
In response, Smith stated: “That is saying I used to be moved to be talked about within the firm of the nice Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Thanks Taylor.”
The Startling Line are additionally referenced on the track ‘The Black Canine’. Responding to the title verify, they stated: “Pricey Taylor, we heard the track, thanks for title checking our band. We really feel flattered and humbled by the reverberations of affection which have come again to us in consequence,” they wrote. “It’s an honour to have TSL memorialised on such a stunning track. You didn’t have to try this, however you probably did, and we admire it wholeheartedly. Respect!”
Elsewhere on the album, Swift additionally name-checked the cult Scottish indie band The Blue Nile on ‘Responsible As Sin?’, which seems to be a nod to Matty Healy, in addition to talked about an individual referred to as ‘Lucy’ on the title observe – doubtlessly referencing the 2’s mutual good friend and Boygenius member Lucy Dacus.
In a three-star overview of the album, NME wrote: “‘The Tortured Poets Division’ finally ends up chasing its personal tail with frenzied makes an attempt to reply to critics regardless of Swift’s present stature.”
It continued: “Swift appears to be in tireless pursuit for superstardom, but the damaging public opinion it could possibly include irks her, and it’s a drained theme now plaguing her discography and leaving little room for the poignant lyrical observations she excels at. It’s why the pitfalls that mire her eleventh studio album are all of the extra disappointing – she’s confirmed time and time once more she will be able to do higher.
“To a Melbourne viewers of her ‘Eras Tour’, Swift stated that ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ got here from a “want” to put in writing. It’s simply that perhaps we didn’t want to listen to it.”
In different Taylor Swift information, it was reported that Matty Healy is “uncomfortable” with the eye from the album however is “relieved” it wasn’t worse.