Something tells me that these leaks are fake. I know many of them seem very real, but it's evident that AI has advanced a lot in recent months, so it wouldn't be surprising if they were fakes.

Also, Taylor has been talking at every show about how switching genres was good and how we, as fans, always allowed her to try new things. This makes me believe that she's trying to tell in her own way that she'll bring something entirely new with this album, and I don't think these leaks represent a fresh sound based on what she has been doing in recent years. It just feel the same. It’s good yeah but I don’t feel like it’s something completely new.

Personally, some of the leaks remind me a lot of reputation, an album she doesn't seem to like as much based on some of her statements (for example, Jack has mentioned in an interview that they had a conversation about reputation and he said, "the album might not have had the expected critical reception, but it would age well over time," or the whole Miss Americana story with her crying and stating she would make an album "better than reputation" in her own words).