Liz Phair’s Powerful Timidity
Liz Phair is intent on making relics and shrines of her failures and flaws. There’s romance in the way she describes emptiness and loneliness.
Rebecca Karpen
Rebecca Karpen is a New York-based singer-songwriter and writer who has forthcoming writing in "Hey Alma" and various literary journals. She is currently working on a research project about Taylor Swift’s populist fanbase and recently put out the single “Minyan in a Ghost Town”. You can get in touch with her at rebeccakarpenexists.bandcamp.com or find her on Instagram at @karplikethefishbutwrong
Taylor Swift’s “seven” Marks the End of Innocence
Taylor Swift’s childhood has frequently acted as the rare domain that can neither be snatched by tabloids nor staked out by fans, but “seven” presents a narrative of innocence dragged out of a child by abuse.