A cryptic mural tease Taylor Swifthis fast approaching new album Department of Tormented Poets appeared in Chicago, with a giant QR code leading fans to an error message on the pop star's YouTube channel.
A team of painters was still working on the mural as of Monday (April 15), brushing the black-and-white piece onto the side of a building in the city's River North area. Fan photos of the installment show a large QR code surrounded by partially faded lines of code that, upon closer inspection, appear to consist of repeated “13” and “TTPD,” Swift's lucky number and her new record initials , respectively.
But here's the best part: Scanning the code with his phone takes viewers to an unlisted Short on Swift's official YouTube page. Press “play” and a message will appear on the screen that reads “Error 321”, as if someone on a typewriter is typing it one character at a time.
Arrival Friday (April 19), Department of Tormented Poets features 16 core tracks – two of which are collaborations with Post Malone and Florence + the Machine – and four bonus tracks spread across various deluxe editions of the album. Swift first announced the project while accepting Best Pop Vocal Midnight at Grammy 2024, shortly before which a similar “Error 321” message. appeared on her website.
The new mural is just the latest way the musician and her team are getting fans excited about her arrival Tormented poets. Swift has also hidden one-word clues about the album in the lyrics of her older songs on Apple Music and unveiled five “Stages of Heartbreak” playlists on the platform, as well as launching a library installation to support the record with Spotify in Los Angeles. Angels.
Watch this Tormented Poets mural in Chicago, as well as the video linked via its QR code, below.
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