Taylor Swift's latest era is almost upon us. The superstar isn't just releasing her 12th album in October — she also appeared Wednesday on “New Heights” for the first time to discuss it at length.

Part of the rollout for “The Life of a Showgirl” involved the popular, typically football-focused podcast hosted by Travis Kelce — Swift’s boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end — and his brother, Jason Kelce, the former Philadelphia Eagles center.

Her episode, which ran just over two hours on audio streaming and an hour and 45 minutes via YouTube, was particularly revealing.

The release is 12 tracks —Swift said. And it arrives Oct. 3. “I care about this record more than I can even overstate,” she said. “It's a lot more upbeat,” Travis Kelce said, describing it as a “180 from ‘Tortured Poets.’” Swift agreed, adding, "Life is more upbeat.”

Alex Antonides is a Swift fan who attended 30 different Eras Tour concerts across the globe. He's looking forward to hearing her upbeat music that matches her personal life.

"The reason she doesn't really do interviews these days is she tells us what's going on through her music. That's why she puts out so many projects. So we're about to find out how, like last year we found out how miserable she was in 2023. Now, this year we're gonna find out how happy she was with Travis last year and now."

Britton Copeland, a fan from Nashville, is confident that the new album will be a good one.

"I like to say that I like to look at Taylor Swift's music like it's literature because I am fully on the bandwagon that I believe that Taylor Swift will go down in history far beyond our lifetimes and be studied in the same way that Shakespeare is today. And I really do believe that," she said.

Swift also got emotional talking about regaining control over her entire body of work. In May, it was announced that the popstar purchased her catalog of recordings — originally released through Big Machine Records — from their most recent owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital. She did not disclose the amount.