Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]everishly emotional, wildly enthusiastic, 1989 sounds exactly like Taylor Swift, even when it sounds like nothing she's ever tried before." Spin - "The most impressive thing about 1989 is probably how Taylor is able to maintain the '80s pop veneer for virtually the whole album...while also showing the clear influences of such modern hitmakers as Lorde, Sia, and Jack Antonoff of fun." Entertainment Weekly - "[S]he's the most vivid songwriter of her generation, able to summon the storm clouds of every heartbreak you've ever had with one couplet and then sweep them away with another." -- Grade: B Entertainment Weekly - "The one where Taylor Swift shook off her starmaking country(ish) roots and emerged as a world-conquering pop icon." Clash (Magazine) - "Taylor Swift has grown into a tremendous pop artist..."