Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008鈥檚 鈥淔earless鈥 had inspired both acclaim and criticism for her bold bridges and keen lyricism 鈥 these are masterful country-pop songs, critics argued, but surely a teen idol wasn鈥檛 responsible for them. Swift proved her detractors wrong on 鈥淪peak Now,鈥 an album that arrived just before her pivot from country鈥檚 youngest hope to pop鈥檚 freshest voice.
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