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The Tortured Poets Department

Alternative rock
Alternative rockSynth-pop

The Tortured Poets Department is a Alternative rock and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Patti Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how The Tortured Poets Department arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cowboy Carter, The Life of a Showgirl, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and Midnights, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around The Tortured Poets Department, reaching back through Patti Smith. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on April 19, 2024, through Republic Records, with a double album edition subtitled The Anthology being released two hours after the standard edition. Swift wrote and produced the album with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner while she was embarking on the American leg of the Eras Tour in 2023.

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The Tortured Poets Department grew out of Patti Smith, shares an orbit with Cowboy Carter, The Life of a Showgirl, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and Midnights. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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