Thread by @kidonherown

evidence supporting the double album theory — 🧵

i’m excited no matter what taylor has for us, but this is just my fav theory! join me in my clowning!

1. i bet you think about me mv

the numbers 13 (the number of tracks on midnights) and 26 (double of 13) and two lines taylor draws in the cake (two albums) in a very short clip at the end of the mv

2. aaron dessner’s tweet

when the credits for each track were released and aaron dessner’s name wasn’t on any of them, he tweeted this… suspicious, to say the least

https://twitter.com/aaron_dessner/status/1582444665189863424

3. TN

“you can know exactly what you’re getting… we think.” you think?!? what are we getting that we don’t know about?!

https://twitter.com/taylornation13/status/1578295431867830274

4. the emphasis on 2

4a. the #TSmidnighTS tag. why did they need 2 TS’ s..?

4b. 2 back to back mv’s + show appearances

4c. this TN tweet?!?
+ we‘ll get another double midnight on release night too: the album comes out at 12et, the special chaotic surprise comes out at 12pt

https://twitter.com/taylornation13/status/1582604619364020224

and bc i think taylor would think of something like this:

5. a clock gets around twice in a day! two albums!

https://twitter.com/labyrinthtswift/status/1582894118857908226

6. 26 letters?!?

https://twitter.com/SversionTay/status/1582700568983703553

and now: the theories within the theory!! would a hypothetical double album be sister albums, like folklore and evermore? would it be a surprise extra 13 tracks? or would it be a re-record?

i’m partial to the “surprise extra tracks” theory because it means she wouldn’t be generating any competition between midnights and another release. so, let’s return to an earlier point: aaron dessner

taylor has previously said in her tik tok that she was inspired by shania twain to make the switch from country to pop. shania twain’s album up! was released in three total versions: pop, country, and what wikipedia calls “indian film music” BUT!!!

at release, the cds usually only came with two out of three styles. just like…

https://twitter.com/spilling_wine13/status/1582544008399974400

i like this theory A LOT. it wouldn’t create competition between any two completely different albums, and she could very well be sending us double LP vinyls and cds that we just don’t know about!!

but one last theory that i think is still on the table: debut could be co-released with midnights? this tik tok explains it better than i could:

and that’s that!!! any other double album believers, if i’ve missed something, please add it in the replies!! see y’all at midnight sharp 🕰🌌🤍

@taylornation13 @taylorswift13 what do you think besties? are we on to something? 👀

thank you @tayyreem for linking this!! that is definitely “albumS, so”!!

https://twitter.com/maryscardigan/status/1582949280465432576

BESTIES— PROJECTS??? LIKE WITH AN ‘S’?

https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1583083964931055616

and just a final clarification: taylor is the genius here, not us! whatever the album sounds like, whatever the special chaotic surprise is, i am going to be so excited and absolutely insufferable about how much i love it.

only 12 hours until we meet ourselves!! 🕰🌌🤍

another piece of evidence for a shania style double album!! shania’s pop/country versions of her album up! were released as red and green discs, respectively and if we look at the #MidnightsManifest …

thanks hanna! :)

https://twitter.com/disneywitches/status/1583149494455382016

the synthesis of both theories within the theory!! thanks gabi! 🤍

https://twitter.com/glamshinytay13/status/1583257455571529729

the nfl presenters may or may not be teasing us but AT THIS POINT it’s just more evidence 🤡🕰🌌

https://twitter.com/imalltoounwelll/status/1583240844827467776

okay so… if the movies are already announced… what’s she revealing at 3am?!?

HELLO ?? two dots? at the beginning (debut) and end (midnights)????

thanks for sending @rockie__road !!

WE WON!!!!! WE WONNNNNN

https://twitter.com/Spotify/status/1583352471581515777