Reviews
"The quiet but stark simplicity of ballad ‘New Year’s Day’ borne out of navigating a not-so-secret relationship amidst the gluttony of celebrity life, a highlight.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "REPUTATION is her most intimate album -- a song cycle about how it feels when you stop chasing romance and start letting your life happen. As one of the all-time great pop masterminds, she's trying something new, as she always does.", "'New Year’s Day' is an intimate, infinitely tender ballad plinked out on bare piano notes with a sweeping roundelay chorus.", "Swift constantly refers back to the grand implications of its title, but never has she sounded freer than she does here, a self-styled villain biting the forbidden fruit of gossip and letting its juices run down her neck."
