{"id":98312,"date":"2023-04-28T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/taylor-swift-drops-the-alcott-with-the-national-listen-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:30:17","slug":"taylor-swift-drops-the-alcott-with-the-national-listen-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/taylor-swift-drops-the-alcott-with-the-national-listen-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Drops \u2018The Alcott\u2019 With The National: Listen \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/taylor-swifts-hottest-tour-looks-see-pics\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Taylor-Swift-The-National-The-Alcotth-SS-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"taylor swift\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Taylor-Swift-The-National-The-Alcotth-SS-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Taylor-Swift-The-National-The-Alcotth-SS-ftr.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Taylor-Swift-The-National-The-Alcotth-SS-ftr.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/taylor-swifts-hottest-tour-looks-see-pics\/#!1\/american-music-awards-show-los-angeles-usa-09-oct-2018-48\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"307\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/taylor-swift-hottest-performance-photos-4.jpg?w=307\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Taylor Swift&#10;American Music Awards, Show, Los Angeles, USA - 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17 Mar 2023\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: avier Vicencio\/Eyepix Group\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodlife.com.tag\/taylor-swift\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> could also be within the midst of her <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-setlist-5050982\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">largest tour<\/a> ever, however she\u2019s persevering with to bless us with new music. On April 28, her newest music, \u201cThe Alcott,\u201d dropped on\u00a0<strong>The National\u2019s<\/strong> newest document, <em>First Two Pages of Frankenstein<\/em>. Taylor groups up with the band on the monitor, singing alongside\u00a0<strong>Matt Beringer<\/strong>. The music tells the story of former lovers who&#8217;ve reunited at a spot that meant one thing to them of their relationship. Upon reconnecting, they notice the emotions should still be there.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wCqoNu36y2o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The National - The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift) (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wCqoNu36y2o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">The monitor opens up with Matt singing about coming throughout his former lover at The Alcott. \u201cThere you are, sittin\u2019 as usual, with your golden notebook, writing something about someone, who used to be me,\u201d he croons. Taylor joins him within the refrain, which concludes with the lyric, \u201cIt\u2019s the last thing you wanted, it\u2019s the first thing I do, I tell you that I think I\u2019m fallin\u2019 back in love with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"entry-navigation inline-trending-stories\">\n\t\t<span id=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Articles Trending Now<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-navigation__heading\">\n\t\t\tTrending Now\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-navigation__heading__icon\"><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 17\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<path fill=\"#D718A7\" d=\"M8 16.376a8 8 0 1 0 0-16 8 8 0 0 0 0 16Z\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m9.51 5.626 2.11-.75.76 2.09\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m3.42 10.696 2.21-3.05 2.03 3.83 3.95-6.5\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- .entry-navigation --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">By the second refrain, Matt and Taylor proceed a forwards and backwards, with him singing about his emotions, and her responding with a query. \u201cCould it be easy this once?\u201d she wonders. \u201cEverything that\u2019s mine is a landmine. Did my love aid and abet you?\u201d By the bridge, it seems Taylor is coming round to reconnecting, as effectively, as she sings, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you rain on my parade? Shred my evening gown. Read my sentences out loud. Cause I love this curse on our house.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa4| Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner performing &#8220;The Great War&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iVv39rE8q3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/iVv39rE8q3<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u2014 The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSwiftSociety\/status\/1647070998867451904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">April 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Of the music, Matt beforehand stated, \u201cIt\u2019s about two people with a long history returning to a place and trying to relive a certain moment in time. It\u2019s got the feeling of a last-ditch effort to hold onto the relationship, but there\u2019s a hint of something positive where you can see the beginnings of a reconnection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Taylor\u2019s connection to The National started when she began engaged on her album\u00a0<em>Folklore<\/em> in 2020. She related with The National\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Aaron Dessner<\/strong>, who started sending her tracks, which she wrote lyrics to and included on the album. The two teamed up as soon as once more on her Dec. 2020 album, <em>Evermore<\/em>, which additionally featured a duet with The National known as \u201cConey Island.\u201d Taylor has additionally labored with Aaron\u2019s different band, Big Red Machine, on their 2021 album, <em>How Long Do You Think It\u2019s Gonna Last<\/em>? She sang on two tracks from the document, whereas Aaron\u2019s bandmate,\u00a0<strong>Bon Iver<\/strong> (Justin Vernon), is featured on the songs \u201cExile\u201d and \u201cEvermore\u201d from\u00a0<em>Folklore<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Evermore<\/em>, respectively. Aaron labored with Taylor on\u00a0<em>Midnights<\/em>, in addition to\u00a0<em>Fearless (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Red (Taylor\u2019s Version<\/em>), as effectively.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles\">\n<h2 id=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles__heading\"><span class=\"inline-related-articles__heading__eyebrow\">More About<\/span>Taylor Swift<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-link\" class=\"inline-related-link\">\n\t\t<span id=\"related-link\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Related Link<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-related-link__text\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Related:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-emma-laird-5080285\/?utm_source=related-link&amp;utm_pageType=article-with-linked-gallery\" data-analytics-trigger=\"inline-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tEmma Laird: 5 Things About Joe Alwyn\u2019s Co-Star He Was Hanging Out With After Taylor Swift Split\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" class=\"article__subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"click\">Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter<\/span> to get the most well liked celeb information.<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: avier Vicencio\/Eyepix Group\/Shutterstock Taylor Swift could also be within the midst of her largest tour ever, however she\u2019s persevering with to bless us with new music. On April 28, her newest music, \u201cThe Alcott,\u201d dropped on\u00a0The National\u2019s newest document, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. Taylor groups up with the band [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-98312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}