The slightly left-of-centre pop that’s knocked on the mainstream’s door in the past two years – think Le1f’s Wut (or Macklemore’s all-conquering track that bit hard), Vampire Weekend’s Diane Young, Haim, or hell, any Ariel Rechtshaid-produced track – has resonated into the Max Martin and co. pop factory, according to the organic sheen on Taytay’s Shake It Off. It’s a smart pop song, got a nice mouthfeel to it. The breezy, fuck-the-haters, theme isn’t really that substantial, but it’s a passable spin on “be yourself” platitudes.
Taylor Swift : Shake It Off
