Countryman served as a senior staff writer. He was previously the 2018-2019 Music | Arts editor and an A&amp;E reporter.

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Album review: Taylor Swift&#039;s &#039;Lover&#039; constructs a highly relatable, mature narrative of love - Daily Bruin

Album review: Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8216;Lover&#8217; constructs a highly relatable, mature narrative of love

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This post was updated August 25 at 9:03 p.m. Gone are the days of a fantasy-focused Taylor Swift; in “Lover,” she instead finds beauty in a world marred by imperfections.

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Album review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ constructs a highly relatable, mature narrative of love

By Eli Countryman

Aug. 23, 2019 3:49 p.m.