Three hours after Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated, yet largely underwhelming 10th album "Midnights," she surprised fans with another feast of new music.
"I think of Midnights as a complete concept album, with those 13 songs forming a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour," she wrote. "However! There were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13."
"Lately I've been loving the feeling of sharing more of our creative process with you, like we do with From The Vault tracks," she added. "So it's 3am and I'm giving them to you now."
Insider's official review of "Midnights" covered only the standard 13-song tracklist.
However, "Midnights (3am Edition)" contains most of the era's best songs, adding a fascinating layer of lyrical complexity and Aaron Dessner-aided structure.
Additionally, Swift released another bonus track titled "Hits Different," which is only available on the Target-exclusive lavender CD.
Insider's music team (senior reporter Callie Ahlgrim and senior editor Courteney Larocca) listened to these eight bonus tracks on our own and reviewed each song accordingly. (Skip to the end to see the only songs worth listening to and the album's final score.)