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A Break in the Life of a Showgirl
Senior Writer Andi Zeisler for Salon.com Thinks We Need Breathing Room
Salon’s Andi Zeisler seems to think both Taylor Smith and the rest of us need a break, or I guess she literally called for breathing room.
It seems Zeisler is struggling a bit with the energy that always comes with her releases. I realize these generally follow a familiar pattern, the media drop, the social media chatter, the various accolades or criticisms and they may come mingled with everything else.
She points out there has never been a 24/7 delivery system for multimodal pop stardom. She is correct when she says that we are in a culture where the release of an album seems to necessitate a non-negotiable duty for critical review by so many people.
Early prognosis the album might flop were over exaggerated (which seems to be a common pitfall when it comes to Taylor’s work. It’s release on Oct. 3 was her 12th album and it appears to have broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, per Billboard, citing figures from entertainment data tracking firm Luminate. The final figures are. not. in but… Billboard and Luminate report that “The Life of a Showgirl” has already sold more than 3.4 million units in pure album sales. The largest sales week for an…
