Ed Sheeran Thanks ‘Swizzle’ For Connecting Him To Aaron Dessner

Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner are longtime collaborators.

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The two worked together extensively on her sister albums “folklore” and “evermore.”

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On Thursday, Ed took to Instagram to thank “Swizzle” for her role in creating his new album.

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As it turns out, Taylor tried to connect him with Aaron Dessner in 2021.

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However, he was reticent to work with Aaron at the time.

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Still, the two hit it off over dinner and Aaron sent him some instrumentals.

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Unfortunately, Ed went through a lot of personal issues in the following year.

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He said that he started writing to Aaron’s instrumentals and the two started collaborating.

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Ed called it “the most incredible process, and an album I'm so bloody proud of.”

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