• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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  1. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is absolutely stunning. Ms. Swift delivered on the lyrics per usual. 2020 is saved!
  2. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    In conclusion folklore is an amazing album and proves that no matter what genre of music it is Taylor always gives us an amazing album.
  3. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece, Taylor Swift is a genius and folklore left me speachless so that's all I can say
  4. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It’s like listening to stories that your grandma used to narrate in the form of soothing lullabies. My Safe & Sound heart is exploding.
  5. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor just saved 2020 musically.
    This is as honest as she could get...and closest she got to me.
  6. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Is Beautiful, the Best..!
    I love you Folklore. Is a great surprise, Taylor Swift is the Titan of the music, she is the music industry.
  7. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For her to have the mind to create character dinamics and story’s around them, marvelous. This is a love letter to pain, love, misery and heartbreak Expand
  8. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Greatest album ever!! Taylor Swift did is back and better than ever. I’m so proud of her growth. She gave the world what they needed
  9. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    her best album that truly showcases her power as a songwriter. every track has exquisite production and vocals that show a new side of her versatility and range as an artist. no bad thoughts about any song
  10. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It's Taylor Swift's best album, if not the best of the year. Through her compositions, she tells a love story between young people, which possibly reflects on her previous relationships. In a genuinely pure and sincere way. This is the most cohesive and mature album of Miss Americana. Taylor was the artist of the past decade and has a good chance of being this decade as well.
  11. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift did it again, it's such a masterpiece! As always, she doesn't disappoint.
  12. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Su mejor álbum por lejos, y muy distinto a lo que venía haciendo. Una obra de arte en cuanto a las letras, al crear una historia y un arco narrativo increíble, con diferentes personajes y líneas del tiempo. Las melodías mágicas y las letras se sienten como en los viejos albums, pero siempre cambiando y experimentando algo distinto con un sonido mucho más maduro. Es increíble y todos deberían darle una oportunidad 10/10 Expand
  13. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Songwriting and lyricism at its best. Taylor never disappoints. Love this. Exile outshines.
  14. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Well, this is art. And I think it's just beautiful. We love the artist of the decade
  15. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    this album makes me feel happy and sad at the same time, Taylor is my idol and love her so much.
  16. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor has outdone herself again and again and again, and she did it again! surprise! exploring her 3rd genre of her career, she has taken it by storm and created a sonically cohesive album that tells a beautiful story. There are no flaws on this album. Great job taylor!!
  17. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Red’s older and wiser sister! Us old TS fans have been waiting for this! LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH.
  18. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore es un álbum con letras muy profundas, probablemente en algún punto conectas con cada una de las canciones. El sonido es muy personal de Taylor, parece algo que ella realmente amó hacer, algunas canciones te transportan un poco a sus primeros álbumes, pero con algo nuevo y fresco. En general es un álbum diferente al resto y con melodías que logran dar un sentimiento relajante.
  19. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor definitely delivered and served with this album. Her most mature body of work to date
  20. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I love this album sm and tbh it fixed 2020. My favourites are track 14, 8, and 5. Cant wait to get the deluxe versions to listen to the deluxe song!
  21. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Never have I been so emotional over an album or just music in general. She's a master at storytelling.
  22. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I don't have nothing to say, taylor swift is taylor swift, this album may be her best album or one of her best. So happy for her.
  23. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The most mature album of her career. Extremely magical, captivating, perfect music composition, evolved vocals, refined and creative instrumental. I knew that one day I would see Taylor in the indie wing of music, but even in my biggest dreams I never imagined that it would be as perfect as it is now. The concept, the visual, the sonority. Folk has always matched her style very well, sinceThe most mature album of her career. Extremely magical, captivating, perfect music composition, evolved vocals, refined and creative instrumental. I knew that one day I would see Taylor in the indie wing of music, but even in my biggest dreams I never imagined that it would be as perfect as it is now. The concept, the visual, the sonority. Folk has always matched her style very well, since the release of Safe and Sound I had hoped for this moment. The perfect match of your vocals with clean and acoustic songs. The Bon Iver feat was in my dreams too. I loved this song endlessly. A singer who knows how to reinvent herself, a singer who managed to produce something so minute and unique in such a short time. A legend in the music industry that deserves all recognition and love. Expand
  24. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    honestly? she's rocking through multiple genres and she's killing it with everything she does. this album is no exception
  25. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Swift demonstrates her skills as a composer by doing incredible storytelling work, creating an atmosphere of melancholy, different from what she has done but still marked by her essence.
    Amazed.
  26. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is a magnificent album, I love every song. Taylor did it again. She gave us 16 beautiful songs full of lyrics that come in our souls and stay there for long time. I love how you can’t dance any song and still wanna listen them all day. I ❤️ Taylor.
  27. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece, it reaffirms even more how much Taylor Swift is an artist, talented and lyrical. Definitely the princess of pop.
  28. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It is flwless. She is shining and her vocals are something in this album. I love it
  29. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This was sth wonderful I love cuz she always tries new ways of creating her albums that each one has its special mode that we have never experienced. I mean she creates sth unique.
    And this one was kinda smelling grass after rain :)))
    Really loved it.
  30. Poy
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Eargasm and heart-felt songs.. Taylor Swift's Resurrection after the Deatg of Old Taylor @ the Reputation Era. Lover has been her way for this Era to arise. Relieving music from a legendary Singer
  31. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    As a Swift fan since her first album (which I still have as a CD), this album is the most raw record she has ever released. You become so enthralled in the stories she tells that you can’t help but fall in love. Each song evokes emotion from the listener, resonates with experiences, and constructs a new story or adds to an old one. I can’t say enough good things about this album and hopeAs a Swift fan since her first album (which I still have as a CD), this album is the most raw record she has ever released. You become so enthralled in the stories she tells that you can’t help but fall in love. Each song evokes emotion from the listener, resonates with experiences, and constructs a new story or adds to an old one. I can’t say enough good things about this album and hope everyone will give it a listen, even if they are not a Swift fan. Expand
  32. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing, she takes her storytelling to new levels here and shows why she’s so successful.
  33. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums I have ever heard in my life. Every song is a masterpiece. Taylor Swift really did that
  34. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The surprise I didn’t know I needed. A soul shaking album. Perfection from beginning to end. Drift off into the peaceful melodic mist and listen from wherever you are. Now!!
  35. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece! Taylor keep impressing by her pure talent and brilliance.
  36. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing! Taylor Swift exceeded all my expectations! The album is impeccable! I have no words to describe the masterpiece that Folklore is!!
  37. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It's haunting and so magical at the same time. As a long time Swiftie, I don't think I've met this Taylor before.
  38. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    She is the moment, what a masterpiece, she really did the album of the year,
  39. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Mystical and intriguing lyrics, filled with raw emotion! I would expect nothing less from Taylor!
  40. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Not since AM by Arctic Monkeys in 2013 has every song on an album surprised me in one way or another. What a lush left turn.
  41. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Lyrically the best album she has done so far!! Taylor Swift is one of the most phenomenal lyricist of the 21st century. Despite switching in between different genres, from country to pop and finally to indie, the way she recounts her stories has always been so vivid and magical! She chose to not promote before dropping this album as a surprise just so that she could emphasise more on theLyrically the best album she has done so far!! Taylor Swift is one of the most phenomenal lyricist of the 21st century. Despite switching in between different genres, from country to pop and finally to indie, the way she recounts her stories has always been so vivid and magical! She chose to not promote before dropping this album as a surprise just so that she could emphasise more on the artwork she has created rather than focusing on charting the billboards. I cannot wait to dive deep into the different worlds and storylines she created for us. Expand
  42. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es hermoso, no puedo creer lo lindo que es, todas las canciones son una tremenda obra de arte Expand
  43. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Perfect, perfect, perfect every single song is just amazing, I think this is my fav album from her by far
  44. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Truly a masterpiece. One of Taylor's best work. Everyone is a Swiftie and if they say otherwise, they're either in denial or lying.
  45. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor is the best composer of the all time. With each song she makes us feel better, it's like a hug to the heart.
  46. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor's album is a piece of art without a doubt, it has a great melody, it really makes you feel the song and without a doubt Taylor's voice is beautiful without a doubt, never disappoints, expresses what she feels and this time was no exception With this new folklore album, it is an album that makes you feel too much emotion with its melodious voice, this album is a total success, it isTaylor's album is a piece of art without a doubt, it has a great melody, it really makes you feel the song and without a doubt Taylor's voice is beautiful without a doubt, never disappoints, expresses what she feels and this time was no exception With this new folklore album, it is an album that makes you feel too much emotion with its melodious voice, this album is a total success, it is a gem without a doubt. Expand
  47. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Proving a long held belief that while her country and pop albums are amazing. Clearly indie and soft pop suit her vocals far better. Where Lovers 18 tracks felt over done and filler songs each song on Folklore is breathtakingly beautiful. With haunting vocals and heartbreaking lyrics. Taylor Swift has proved once again she’s the best songwriter of her generation and is incredibly talented.Proving a long held belief that while her country and pop albums are amazing. Clearly indie and soft pop suit her vocals far better. Where Lovers 18 tracks felt over done and filler songs each song on Folklore is breathtakingly beautiful. With haunting vocals and heartbreaking lyrics. Taylor Swift has proved once again she’s the best songwriter of her generation and is incredibly talented. Her best album and one of the most amazing albums I’ve ever heard. Bravo Expand
  48. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. an album that connects taylor with the fans, it feels really personal! she created poems and added rhythm, and with this I create one of the best albums I have ever heard! It transmits and connects you with the stories she tells you through the lyrics and manages to move every little hole in your soul. Expand
  49. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    What.A.Surprise! When I listened to Cardigan (the music video) it was a bit of a let down because it wasn't what I was expecting for a lead single. But when I was listening to the album there was nothing I could do but love it. Every single song is amazing and the album as a whole is perfect.
    It is the typical Taylor Swift album or the typical pop album what one expects from her? No. But
    What.A.Surprise! When I listened to Cardigan (the music video) it was a bit of a let down because it wasn't what I was expecting for a lead single. But when I was listening to the album there was nothing I could do but love it. Every single song is amazing and the album as a whole is perfect.
    It is the typical Taylor Swift album or the typical pop album what one expects from her? No. But it is perfect anyway.
    A great surprise. The lyrics are amazing (as always, she doesn't have a problem with that), the sound, the insturments are perfect.
    I don't think we can compare it with 1989, Red, or any other of her albums because it is absolutely amazing.
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  50. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Absolute magic. Soft yet powerful, quiet yet it’s all you can hear. Her lyrics are incredible and her stories pull you in.
  51. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I love everything about this album. Can't explain it but it's like the most out of her comfort zone she's gone but at the same time this album is so completely her. Such a fantasy, I feel so grateful she decided to share this art with us, thank you Taylor if you see this, I love you
  52. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    You always slay Taylor!!!
    folklore is more than an album. Every songs tell a story. Yes!!!! We love that.
  53. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    SUCH A MASTERPIECE. Peaceful, calm, raw, rare, beautiful, poetic. The perfect album!
  54. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Really good. I love it. It feels as if you’re sitting by the lake on an overcast day on a rock with moss growing on it as she plays the guitar and sings for you
  55. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Showstopping. Spectcular. Never the same. Totally unique. Completely not ever been done before.
  56. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Taylor Swift didn't left her previous genres. "folklore" has acoustic vibe from her debut album. Songs from "folklore" radiates the innocence of "Fearless." The marriage vibe was born from "Speak Now"and she took care of it here. Every single track from "folklore" has the lyrical masterpiece passed down from "RED" era. It also has this sick beats from her great success from pop, 1989. It got th easter eggs from her most awaited comeback in 2017, "reputation." Lastly, it brought all the magic from her romantic, pop anthem album of 2019, "Lover." Expand
  57. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore is a refreshing album showing a new side of Ms. Taylor Swift that we have never seen before. It showcases a lot of emotions and feelings. It makes us feel a lot of ways.
  58. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece, really. Folklore has a hauntingly enchanting vibe to it, it calms and soothes the listeners yet it’s tragic with visuals and imagery you can listen to. Her lyrics paints a scene wondrously.
  59. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The perfect Taylor Swift album, especially if you don’t like Taylor Swift.
  60. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I would die for this album! I'm so in love!!❤
  61. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is the best album of the year! Deserves 96 - 100 metascore! 10 Userscore.
  62. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A perfect album. Taylor’s rhyming game and lyricism are on another level. It’s a beautiful, cohesive, interesting album, like never she’s done before, but at the same time the most “Taylor Swift” album possible. Will be listening for the rest of my life.
  63. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore is simply Taylor Swift's best album. Definitely ”Album of the Year” worthy. This album is so unique compared to her past records, very intricate and mature. She clearly knows how to make her audience feel emotional and visualize a story from her amazing songwriting. If given the chance, everyone would enjoy this future Grammy-winning masterpiece. Stream Folklore!
  64. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her best, rawest and most honest album yet. Folklore shows her truely once on twenty lifetimes talent as a story writer and lyricist.
  65. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    whimsical. amazing. perfect. lovely. bewildering. astounding. astonishing. taylor swift.
  66. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Lyrical masterpiece, her most cohesive and complex album ever. She has reinvented herself once again
  67. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album experiments with Taylor’s indie/alternative side perfectly. She does so with outstanding vocal layering and amazing production, which enhances every song it is put into. Her lyrical genius really shows in Folklore especially in tracks such as My Tears Ricochet, Cardigan, and many others throughout the album. Folklore is by far one of her best albums to date, and deserves highThis album experiments with Taylor’s indie/alternative side perfectly. She does so with outstanding vocal layering and amazing production, which enhances every song it is put into. Her lyrical genius really shows in Folklore especially in tracks such as My Tears Ricochet, Cardigan, and many others throughout the album. Folklore is by far one of her best albums to date, and deserves high critical acclaim for the quality it possesses. Expand
  68. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It is perfect, the sounds, the lyrics. Swift went to great lengths to give us a wonderful album in a critical situation for the world.For something it is and will be The artist of the decade ❤️
  69. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her best lyrics, most mature album. Can’t stop listening. Every time I listen I have a new favorite. I can’t decide if it’s my favorite it album of hers, you can’t even compare it to anything else. Her ability to reinvent herself is incredible.
  70. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I never thought to say this, but I liked everything in this album, I don't know, but it fills me with life.
  71. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album channels her deeper feelings it maybe not have the traditional sound of pop everyone wants because it's alternative but miss taylor swifts conveyance of her emotions using the lyrics in this catches my heart Expand
  72. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The lyrics is just wonderful, the melodies, it's just poetry.
    it's a masterpiece
  73. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album deserves a 100 trust me. Is beautiful it's calming it's nostalgic Expand
  74. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing! Taylor is brilliant and this album is ons of the best she ever done! I think it is a strong contender for the AOTY on Grammys 2021, along with After Hours, Future Nostalgia and Rare!
  75. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The album is a MASTERPIECE This album is very good. every music in this album really has lyrics that are full of deep meaning. Moreover, Taylor Swift wrote this album herself in about 3 months. I really like this album. This album deserves an award.
  76. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Definitely Taylor’s best album to date. The song writing is amazing. I didn’t know what to expect going in, but wow, this blew me a way, it seems like she can conquer any genre. While her two most recent albums Reputation and Lover weren’t amazing, this one was. Thanks Taylor!
  77. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse é com certeza a sequência espiritual do speak now, letras perfeitas, melodias impecáveis, a sensação que fica quando terminamos de ouvir o álbum é que nossa alma foi lavada e está limpa, Taylor Swift é a maior compositora da atualidade e faz isso com tranquilidade assim como Jesus pregava sua palavra, um álbum triste porém reconstrutor, um álbum que conforta. Expand
  78. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I cannot believe this is a Taylor Swift album and I mean this in the best possible way. She is so versatile and nobody else is doing it like her
  79. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her lyricism is unmatched. The way she provokes emotions in you that you never knew existed or how to put into words. She puts you through a whole story. The new sound is amazing and let’s you just immerse yourself in her voice and the lyrics.
  80. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album showcases her genius songwriting skills and her ability to tell stories with vivid images in listeners’ minds. The fact that this album was made during the isolation is a proof that TSwift is one of the best lyricists of all time!
  81. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift excelled with folklore, a cohesive and mature álbum. Very emotional and touching a breath in this very exhausting moment of social isolation. Congratulations T.S.
  82. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing ✨ i love album Expand
  83. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. best album this year!
    best album this year!
    best album this year!
    best album this year!
    best album this year!
    best album this year!
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  84. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A spiritual experience. Honestly, in a time of despairity, hope and rebellion, this is a perfect reflection.
  85. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Incredible, so different to what we are used to hear from swift but so great. Her songwriting is in another level, every song is a different story that trapped you. One of her best album. Cheers
  86. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This a new genre if Taylor Swift. I love it! The imagery and point of views she wants to portray are too mind-blowing! Expand
  87. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The most amazing alternative album I have ever heard.. Taylor swiftttt
  88. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    An aesthetically pleasing album. Calming, soothing, emotional, vulnerable, can’t imagine these are only in Taylor’s imagination!
  89. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    her best written album period. she's coming for aoty, traumatica and fadga stans can ch0ke
  90. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is everything I needed in this time.
    All of the characters she created and the LYRICS! OH!
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  91. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Just perfect!!!! Delicate, and with verses that come to be a poetry. Taylor excelled this time and delivered a magnificent job that was done in 4 months. The stories she tells and the connections between certain songs is just perfect.
  92. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Sonically, a perfect bittersweet and euphoric piece. Lyrically, an in-depth cohesive poetry book that will provoke crying. The spirit of folklore is truly evident here, an chain of storytelling that’s so allusive yet so specific. My favorite album by Taylor Swift and is already in my top 3 albums of all time and I’ve only listened to it for 24 hours.
  93. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Admit it. This is the best album of 2020. Shame to the little monsters who are giving this album a 0. Love Lady Gaga but that's so low of you guys.
  94. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    this album felt like a fever dream i didn't want to wake up from. the fact that taylor wrote it during quarantine just makes me more impressed. her storytelling, songwriting and vocal skills just get better and better and i'm just so proud of watching her grow through the years. truly iconic album.
  95. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I really love it. The songs are very meaningful and I think it's Taylor's best album by lyrical way
  96. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor sempre surpreendendo, álbum para ouvir e se desligar de tudo, coesão e aclamação
  97. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    definitivamente es uno de mis favoritos, Taylor realmente lo hizo eso that
  98. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Simplemente perfecto, tiene un estilo que relaja la mente y te hace sentir en un universo lleno de paz.
  99. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    La lírica es hermosa, al igual que todo lo demás. Siempre ha sabido hacer cambios para bien en su música y reinventarse, con este álbum nos muestra su verdadero talento sin irse a lo comercial del pop y dejándose llevar por lo que ella realmente quiere
  100. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This album thus far is Taylor swift's most mature album, sonically cohesive and helps paints a picture to the listeners with her impressive lyrical skills. A complete shift of genres for which us Swities are living for.
Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Uncut
    Aug 13, 2020
    90
    It's a sharp turn to the left for Swift and a fine reminder that she is more than just a gleaming pop phenomenon, but a remarkable songwriter too. [Oct 2020, p.36]
  2. Aug 7, 2020
    90
    A modern-folk masterpiece which finds her moving from her previous pop bangers into stunningly simple yet sharp melodies, ‘folklore’ will be going down in Swiftie history as one of her most unexpected, and undoubtedly one of her best.
  3. 60
    These 16 tracks (17 on the deluxe version) play out quite pleasurably in their entirety, the joins between Swift, Dessner and Antonoff ultimately only of niche interest. But Swift’s powerful songs reach their climaxes with bittersweet orchestrations, rather than blows to the solar plexus or a ringing in the ears. Everything hovers; little truly lands.