• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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  1. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    it's so amazing and beautiful, i am so pride, BRAZIL LOVE u Taylor Swift, i see you on 2021.
  2. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Wow!! Cardigan and exile deserve a number 1. Betty is movie material. This is me trying is one of her best. The best album to be released this year
  3. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Beautiful album, sonically and lirically. Taylor Swift is just so versatile it amazes.
  4. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    this album is a **** masterpiece! She surprised us all with such an enchanted and magic album! Probably her best album so far!
  5. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Con "folklore", Taylor Swift se mueve entre las líneas de una hermosa narrativa y una producción limpia, melódica; simple pero efectiva.
    Como compositora se atreve a contar historias desde una perspectiva más amplia y madura; como cantante se arriesga con un sonido nuevo y fresco, poco comercial pero eternamente atrayente. "folklore" se siente como un viaje hacia un nuevo mundo, en donde
    Con "folklore", Taylor Swift se mueve entre las líneas de una hermosa narrativa y una producción limpia, melódica; simple pero efectiva.
    Como compositora se atreve a contar historias desde una perspectiva más amplia y madura; como cantante se arriesga con un sonido nuevo y fresco, poco comercial pero eternamente atrayente. "folklore" se siente como un viaje hacia un nuevo mundo, en donde las canciones forman historias que se vuelven reales y conmovedoras.
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  6. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    this album is what we all needed i during this difficult time. it feels like that hot chocolate on a stormy night, that hug from a childhood friend and warm of a blanket. the lyrics filled with metaphors is still very Taylor Swift and her signature narrative songwriting style
  7. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me gustó, entre mis favoritas están the 1, exile, y otras que tengo que memorizar de los títulos. Expand
  8. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Her most mature and best piece of work ever. She keeps surprising me. With a shift to a different genre for the second time, she has proven that she's a risk taker and never fails to outdo herself.
  9. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is a classic album. Probably Taylor Swift's magnum opus so far. Every track is a masterpiece. Heartwarming and comforting.
  10. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece. I have no words to describe how beautiful this album is, and how exciting is to see Taylor experiment with other genres and perspectives
  11. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Sad, beautiful, tragic album. Her most cohesive piece of work. Storytelling like no other. Crisp, clear voice.
  12. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is by far her best album that she ever released. It was a very emotional driven kinda feeling lingering in your mind that couldn't stop your tears from falling once you start listening to the album. Taylor Swift. That's it. That's the review!
  13. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. hands down one of taylor’s best album, not gonna lie. exile and betty is my current favourite Expand
  14. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    An amazing and emotional album, a masterpiece from nowhere. An album that warm our hearts!
  15. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The lyricism in this album is beyond anything she’s ever done.. the way I was crying moving from track 4 to 5... the storyline is ICONIC.. and Betty is saint in a world full of demons..
  16. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore is a beautiful album and I have never seen Taylor Swift write such ethereal pieces like she did here. Her albums are always amazing, but this one just takes the cake!
  17. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    From start to finish this album will take you to the woods and will show you just what life is like and should be
  18. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Really unexpected album. I didn’t expect any album of Taylor in this year. But it surprised me and I really love songs in this album.
  19. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    She did it again. Perfect album. Songwriting opens me up in my heart. Georgeus, brilliant and perfect.
  20. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift proves with this album that everything she touches turns into gold.❤️
  21. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Top notch as always as can be expected from the amazing taylor swift! Can't wait to listen on repeat
  22. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    amazing. best album yet. i love the chill vibes. i want to listen to this album in a forest for the rest of my life.
  23. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Artisima!!! Se hizo Juana en ascaga. Ni sus 1989 compositores y productores la salvaron
  24. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Most probably the best album released this year. It is so different from everything Taylor has released before, but in the same time it's her most mature work. It feels close to heart and the atmosphere she created is so dreamy. It's phenomenal!
  25. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Dude, Taylor **** Swift is a legend!!!! She never delivers a bad work, I love her so much and this album is perfect.
  26. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is great! I love how Taylor experiencing new genre;alternative. The production is very simple and Taylor's vocal is very fit. No autotune and lyrical genius.
  27. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    PERFECTION!! Taylor Swift lo hizo otra vez
  28. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is my refuge forever. Taylor put all her talent and I couldn't be more grateful. Thank you, thank you!
  29. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A Taylor sempre se reinventa e é boa em todos os estilos!! Mais um álbum com letras impecáveis e profundas e uma sonoridade muito gostosa de ouvir. Toca o coração.
  30. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Definitely her best album alongside Red. She can suit every genre. GO STREAM FOLKLORE NOW
  31. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is the peak of Taylor's lyricism. folklore reached new levels proving that Taylor Swift is the writer of her generation. She keeps outdoing herself just as she always does!!!
  32. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album demonstrates once again that Taylor Swift can try different sounds and experience her voice in a new genre and fit in just perfectly.
  33. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her BEST ALBUM wtfff and it's an alternative
  34. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A new fav from taylor now! A great career move from her. She already dominated country and pop and now she's gonna come for alternative. And look, how beautifully she's doing that
  35. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    La Diosa Taylor nos ha bendecido con el mejor de sus albums hasta el momento. Gracias por tanto, no te merecemos.
  36. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This strange summer of arrested development is steadily ending. Folklore will endure long beyond it: as fragmented as Swift is across her eighth album – and much as you hope it doesn’t mark the end of her pop ambitions – her emotional acuity has never been more assured.
  37. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore is the album Taylor Swift always had in the offing. Lyrical and production masterpiece. The Album Year of the year race just got tighter.
  38. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    She is one of few artists who can do more than 2 different genre of music and still did better than most of the other. This album may not have any pop banger and very catchy country music style, and those songs without very catchy hook, beat or lyrics, it is still an very outstanding album. This album make you feels fresh and forward-thinking. She's been praise by her storytelling songShe is one of few artists who can do more than 2 different genre of music and still did better than most of the other. This album may not have any pop banger and very catchy country music style, and those songs without very catchy hook, beat or lyrics, it is still an very outstanding album. This album make you feels fresh and forward-thinking. She's been praise by her storytelling song writing skill since when she debuted, but her storytelling wash fully unleashed with this album. This album you can't hope for a very catchy song but every of the songs from this album you may have found at least one song which match your mood very much. This album's lyrics are blessing. She is the angel who bless us with her lyrics especially in this situation. There is no another album can fit this very cruel summer such as this one. This album is blessing, a gift from god to accompany us to get through the pandemic. Expand
  39. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    gorgeous and beautiful like amazing never done before and its amazing album of the decade
  40. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    MASTERPIECE! This album is phenomenal. This indie-folk music is all that I wanted from Taylor! The collab with Bon Iver was so unexpected and also a wish come true
  41. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The best album Taylor has ever made. Sonically amazing and her best lyrically. It’s perfection.
  42. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Complex and haunting. A lyrically deep album that feels like the record Swifties have been waiting for Taylor to put out since Red.
  43. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Once again Taylor Swift has delivered perfection. This album has everything we like about her previous albums but MORE. Lyrics, vocals, melodies, metaphors, etc. This once again proves her genius mind and her ability to switch genres as easy and successfully as we change socks. Taylor is without a doubt THE artist of the decade.
  44. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    folk·lore
    /ˈfōklôr/
    noun the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth. As a Taylor Swift fan since 2006 I am sure many will assume bias in my review. However, I did not give this album a 10 simply because of my love and adoration for this talented singer. Instead it is due to the songs strong melodies and beautifully
    folk·lore
    /ˈfōklôr/
    noun
    the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth.

    As a Taylor Swift fan since 2006 I am sure many will assume bias in my review. However, I did not give this album a 10 simply because of my love and adoration for this talented singer. Instead it is due to the songs strong melodies and beautifully written stories. This album is unlike anything she has ever done. Gone are the funky beats and polished songs in hopes of grabbing mass media attention. There are no calculated or strategically well placed moves with the release of this album. Rather than hidden Easter eggs, weeks or even months of promotion, Taylor released this album just hours after it's announcement. A smart movie as it stands on it's own. Stories written like poetry, letters and untold memories; this music is no longer about just one girl but the lives of those who have touched her along the way. It is fresh and though you won't be pumping it as you drive down the beach, with your top down, these are songs I have already found myself dancing to in the kitchen in the middle of the night. Mirrorball sounds as though it has been stripped right out of an 80's movie, slow dance, prom scene. There is tension, angst and a beat that you find yourself swaying to as you carefully step around the house. Exile is a hard hitting ballad that leaves your heart aching. Rather than her typical high notes and guitar rift love songs, this one is stripped and painful in the beautiful. The honesty leaves you with goosebumps as you picture your own young romance and the way it, most likely, fell apart. Every song bring a new character, story or imagery that is vividly painted with talented words. This album is Taylor Swift at her best, almost touching upon roots, to create something that his honest and pure. It's folky mysteriousness leaves you feeling as though you have been transported to a whole other world and for sixty three minutes and twenty nine seconds you are anywhere else other than where you really are. Taylor has always had the ability to write lines that hit hard and touch people in a way many artist can accomplish. While the musical styling might be different with Folklore, her ability to pack the same punch is not lost.
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  45. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Nunca nos meus melhores sonhos imaginei a Taylor entregando um álbum assim.
  46. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    ended fadmatica with ease taylor queen of pop gaga wishes to have the power taylor has on her EIGHT album
  47. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It’s her first time doing an album like this and all I can say that it’s incredible. I love this so so so much A+
  48. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    such a peaceful body and exactly what i've been craving and unable to find in music lately. absolutely in love.
  49. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    THIS IS THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR! Taylor swift proving that she's the artist of the decade with a mature, complete and masterpiece album.
  50. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    the best album i’ve ever heard. masterpiece literally a masterpiece. such a genius
  51. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Full of classics and collapses everybody did something everybody said something Expand
  52. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums i’ve ever heard in my life from any artist ever. taylor completely outdid with this album. the lyric parallels are insane.
  53. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    By far Taylor's best album lyrically - the music is beautiful and it's a great listen. This u s the best kind of Taylor music, stepping away from pop and just doing what she does best, writing great songs
  54. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor did one of the best albums of this year, with her letters and her voice i am in love.
  55. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is pure poetry, intimate and wild. a new genre for Taylor, each track is a dip in intimacy. Expand
  56. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore is a lyrical masterpiece. Taylor’s best and most mature album to date .
  57. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Um, pra nao dizer "o", dos melhores albuns da carreira dela. Letras inteligentes e sonoridades ótimas. Mereceu a nota que recebeu e merece ainda mais
  58. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF A MASTERPIECE.
    Every song get you. Can't believe Taylor did something like that, it's incredible how her voice is a compliment with every kind of music. Definitely, better than Lover (And this one is a great album).
  59. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing it’s so well developed the lyrics and themes are so complex and hard hitting and it’s sonically one of her best if not THE best.
  60. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Fantastic Album, amazing songwriting. She sounds great. The storytelling is great. So versatile!
  61. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    immaculate, skip less, lyrical masterpiece, vocals are heavenly, breathtaking, show stopping
  62. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A change from her recent projects, folklore is one of her best works. She showcases a new side of her artistry, and its beautiful. Well done, Taylor!
  63. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor deliver us great songs always showing to the fans that always and good to risk in other musical genres.
  64. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    this album makes me feel so many things. it makes me feel like a little kid exploring the forest…idk but I love it
  65. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is just perfect, Taylor managed to excel this time, did something totally different and surprised me, for sure this is my favorite album.
  66. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    love love love this album! the production is amazing, but it’s nothing compared to the well thought and creative lyrics. To think this was made in only a few months too! one of taylors best, absolutely obsessed, and 100% recommend to anyone who wants to give it a listen
  67. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Este álbum é indiscutivelmente sutil, perspicaz e vívido. É uma obra de arte; é tão profundo como as faixas dialogam umas com as outras e a sonoridade é tão rica. Taylor Swift abriu mão do pop sintético, super comercial e adolescente, e o resultado é um álbum maduro, jovem (paradoxal) e autêntico. É inspirador! Nota máxima!!!
  68. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Raw and minimalistic in all the right ways. Feels intimate, mysterious and personal.
  69. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    this is one of the best alternative albums i have ever heard and taylorsmost mature album im loving it
  70. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    A new side to Taylor Swift, showing just how versatile the singer/songwriter really is. This dreamy melodic album has a unique twist from Swift showing a sense of vulnerability and emotion whilst also exploring songs that mimic the effect of old tales and bonfire stories. Probably the best album of this year so far.
  71. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore is Taylor's most sonically and lyrically cohesive and most magical album to date. She explores the joys and pains of love and nostalgia, as well as an array of other themes. Her voice complements the folky, indie style of this album beautifully and the feature track with Bon Iver is a real treat. Another standout track is My Tears Ricochet, which is a self written masterpiece. SheFolklore is Taylor's most sonically and lyrically cohesive and most magical album to date. She explores the joys and pains of love and nostalgia, as well as an array of other themes. Her voice complements the folky, indie style of this album beautifully and the feature track with Bon Iver is a real treat. Another standout track is My Tears Ricochet, which is a self written masterpiece. She should be proud of what she's achieved with this. Expand
  72. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    É o melhor álbum da Taylor Swift até agora! Perfeição do começo ao fim! Não existe uma única música que não seja maravilhosa!
  73. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor were amazing in this album, she put all her pure emotions and amazing energy here! definitely my favorite album! can't wait to see more into her 30's 40's or even 50's! love u Taytay
  74. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    A very great album, really happy she jumped on a new genre heres to more
  75. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    I love how this quarantine-made album defines our moods in this current situation. This is something I would listen to when it's raining. Actually, I'm not really a fan of alternative genre but this is exceptional. Kudos to the team who put so much effort to make a masterpiece.
  76. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her best work yet. A lyrical feat and a masterpiece. Poetry carries the weight that production had with her past work. A soft, unrefined, vulnerable side of Swift personified by a handful of strangers and lovers and characters whose stories illustrate a portrait of a woman who has grown and taken moments in stride that would have previously left her distraught. Growth in a soft andHer best work yet. A lyrical feat and a masterpiece. Poetry carries the weight that production had with her past work. A soft, unrefined, vulnerable side of Swift personified by a handful of strangers and lovers and characters whose stories illustrate a portrait of a woman who has grown and taken moments in stride that would have previously left her distraught. Growth in a soft and unfiltered manner, and yet with grace and a calm flow which seals it all together. Expand
  77. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    making an album during quarantine is not easy, and doing something impeccable is even more difficult; folklore is perfect and deserves attention, as well as the cardigan clip that leaves nothing to be desired.
  78. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift never disappoints us, this album is completely different from her past albums and yet she's rocking it. Queen
  79. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Lo mas maduro de Swift, sinceramente supero cualquier expectativa que tenia, simplemente increible
  80. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This can be the best album Taylor Swift has ever made, good job Taylor, can't wait for her next album
  81. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    She makes my 2020 magical.
    We have not thought about anything like this album.
    And all i feel is happiness!
  82. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Slow Taylor is the best Taylor. Taylor now doing what she really loves without someone dictating her. It seems that she doesn't care about the charts anymore as she's already been at the top of the industry and likes whatever she wants
  83. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A+ TS. Magical album. Most sonically cohesive to date. No pop bops, more alternative/folk, The old Taylor is not dead and can be seen in storytelling/flashes of her country roots. The album has a lot of songs about her past and also ones not about her and can totally see that when listening. There is also a trilogy of songs that go together which is fun to figure out. Overall, very cleverA+ TS. Magical album. Most sonically cohesive to date. No pop bops, more alternative/folk, The old Taylor is not dead and can be seen in storytelling/flashes of her country roots. The album has a lot of songs about her past and also ones not about her and can totally see that when listening. There is also a trilogy of songs that go together which is fun to figure out. Overall, very clever album, will take quite a few listens to fully digest, but it’s probably (at least critically) her best work to date. Personally, I am VERY happy. Expand
  84. Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Love it!!!!! Must listen!!! Fav tracks : the 1, cardigan, the last great american dynasty, exile, my tears ricochet, mirrorball, seven, august, illicit affair, this is me trying, invisible strings, epiphany, Betty, hoax Meh tracks : mad woman, hoax
  85. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    her most sonically cohesive album yet. so proud of her!!!! cant wait where shes headed next!!
  86. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is new to me as I don't really listen to such genre, but hey! If Taylor Swift wants you to listen to any genre through her music, then YOU MUST! I never expected her to create such masterpiece. I couldn't even stop my tears from falling like a rain because my heart is filled with so many emotions. THIS IS A MUST TO LISTEN TO !
  87. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her magnum opus. A towering achievement that really shows her full potential as a top tier songsmith.
  88. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The cohesiveness of 1989 with the impactful lyrics of Red. folklore is possibly Taylor Swift’s best album.
  89. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Very poetic album, The new Queen of Alt . From pop jaggaurnaut to alt legend. Only Taylor Swift can do that. Lana and Lorde pack your bags. She should have named the album f*cklorde.
  90. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Es diferente a todo lo que hizo antes, sin transición un cambio radical, digno de una artista de su magnitud.
  91. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing, total masterpiece. Exactly the kind of sound that I missed hearing.
  92. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is all what we need in this time. Taylor = ART . I fall in love with this album My favourite so far is “seven” . Don’t judge this album before you listen. Go listen FOLKLORE and you will be in heaven.
  93. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album. I can't believe this. It's just a masterpiece. Taylor can do Country, pop and alternative. Expand
  94. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Incredible, Taylor Swift is the Industry of Music really. She is so perfect in all aspects!!!
  95. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is the album Taylor Swift was born to write. She has cemented herself as one of the best songwriters of all times.
  96. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I was beautifully surprised about this album drop, it was everything I didn’t expect from Taylor in regards to the production of the music and style. This album is Red’s big sibling, more mature, emotional, and sonically cohesive. Her talent as a storyteller really shines throughout the album.
  97. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a sad beautiful tragic. The lyrics are mesmerizing, the melodies are beautiful, 100000/10. A classic
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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.