folklore
by Taylor Swift
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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  1. 13burcu13
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. folklore is awesome, i love it. My favorite album was reputation, but now my favorite album is folklore.… Expand
  2. HosseinHsm
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    A new version of Taylor Swift just arrived. Haunting melodies, beautiful vocals and powerful lyrics is strikingly dominated all over the tracks. From "the 1" to "hoax" everything is just brilliantly put together in every aspect you ponder about. The folk rock, indie and chamber pop atmosphere is unforgettable and by far it's one of the best albums of the coming decade and is Taylor's bestA new version of Taylor Swift just arrived. Haunting melodies, beautiful vocals and powerful lyrics is strikingly dominated all over the tracks. From "the 1" to "hoax" everything is just brilliantly put together in every aspect you ponder about. The folk rock, indie and chamber pop atmosphere is unforgettable and by far it's one of the best albums of the coming decade and is Taylor's best album so far.… Expand
  3. morgandysert
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Brilliant Album! Only Taylor Swift can tell a story like this through her album and connect every song. The tracks flow smoothly without sounding too similar. Definetly her best lyrics out of all albums. Folklore will be on repeat for a very long time!
  4. jessirchoc
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Beautiful storytelling. Taylor pulls back from her usual songwriting about her own life and embraces a wispy, romantic world of teen love. Every lyric is packed full of longing and imagery. A wonderful surprise and one of her best works.
  5. Hvidtsen
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    This album captures the pandemic really well. It is definitely her best album yet with really great songs with great writing.
  6. Lizgazola
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Se eu achava que ela tinha feito de tudo, ela se reinventa, de novo. Obrigada por essa obra de arte, TS, foi um quentinho no coração entre o caos que se encontra o mundo. Você é minha preferida pra sempre!
  7. aintyourboykenn
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her 2nd best album to date after Red. Perfect theme and lyrics, good production, beautiful aesthetics and vocals coming from one of the best artist in the music industry. Im very proud to say that this must be our Album of The Year at the 2021 grammys!!! periodt.… Expand
  8. valerio_
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a true masterpiece! Taylor, you made it girl!! All the songs so emotional! Amazing ❤️… Expand
  9. fiftiesjp
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    hey queen! girl you have done it again. constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. i’d say i’m surprised but i know who you are. i’ve seen it up close and personal. girl you make me so proud.
  10. mianalama
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Desde principio a fin expresa los sentimientos, sin duda de los mejores albums este 2020.
  11. Beibars04
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    The best album of the year and century. It should win the Album of the Year on Grammy’s!!! PERIODT wbk
  12. jonnpaulo
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Her best album by far. The most poetic I’ve seen of her. exile and august are my personal favorites period!!!
  13. brunaaluiza
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    With folklore, Taylor makes us emotional. During isolation, it’s fresh air.
  14. mereswift
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    amazing. unlike any other. taylor swift switching genres and it's always exquisite.
  15. Hdhsb
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This album is taylor's best lirycal album yet. It's not bubblegum pop like lover, but it feels like lover just Darker.
  16. Paingphyokyaw
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Folklore is really perfect for Quarantine. I am so proud of Taylor for her improved songwriting skill.
  17. Kangkana
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    I never knew i needed an Indie album from Taylor untill i listened to folklore. It's a masterpiece in true sense
  18. madypad
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    There really is nothing like a Taylor Swift record. Even Taylor Swift records. Every album she puts out is different and I think that's magic. Folklore is definitely some of her best work. It's so poetic and so beautiful and is exactly what we need in times like these.
  19. zhaoqi
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the best album of taylor swift!恶意刷低分的粉丝适可而止！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！… Expand
  20. Itsmeash
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This is what you called the Album Of the Year!!!! This album is such an incredible!!
  21. KrysPhan
    Jul 29, 2020
    10
    I am having been listening every song on this album over and over again; still, I haven't got enough the vibe, lyrics, melody, and just... more. It is truly a masterpiece.
  22. ryan27green
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    it is a very good album, exile, august, illicit affairs, and mad woman are standouts!!!!
  23. oligadbilao13
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    As a Taylor Swift fan for a very long time, I can say that her evolution is something else. She managed to reinvent her sound from country to pop and eventually, alternative-indie vibe we have right now. This collection of songs is clearly a departure from poppy sound we usually hear from Taylor Swift. Folklore is not just an album. It is a bouquet of incredible storytelling, sadnessAs a Taylor Swift fan for a very long time, I can say that her evolution is something else. She managed to reinvent her sound from country to pop and eventually, alternative-indie vibe we have right now. This collection of songs is clearly a departure from poppy sound we usually hear from Taylor Swift. Folklore is not just an album. It is a bouquet of incredible storytelling, sadness humming, coziness and whimsical mind she ever serve. I'm beyond surprise and grateful to hear this amidst of this un-cozy situation.… Expand
  24. lorenzcloude12
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The lyrics masterpiece make this album so great ...it create so Much emotions that it make everyone addicted to listen about this album..
  25. Jay_Sharma
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is beautiful, sad, tragic, love, life, everything that you can ever go through. It has references to previous albums like Red, Speak Now, Reputation, and Lover too. The song Exile which is a collaboration is so so so beautiful. It's like your whole life... it's not just a song. It is life and a lifestyle. Her vocals are pure, once again, she proved her songwriting skills... overall, it is her best album...!
    Do listen!    … Expand
  26. YeyeKen
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    During this pandemic, everyone seems to get a little tired. Luckily the world gets its talented girl Taylor to write an masterpiece ablum to which heals most of us.
    Taylor always knows what is the best to do. Instead of making another pop album, the singer/songwriter decided to take things further. She made an alternative album and dropped it without telling anyone. The story telling skill    During this pandemic, everyone seems to get a little tired. Luckily the world gets its talented girl Taylor to write an masterpiece ablum to which heals most of us.
    Taylor always knows what is the best to do. Instead of making another pop album, the singer/songwriter decided to take things further. She made an alternative album and dropped it without telling anyone. The story telling skill keeps improving and her ability to create melodys evolves. And we can never ignore artists like jack and Aaron who did a great job and made this album such a big deal. So let's go dive into her music！    … Expand
  27. IEatbaby
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So calm...Im really surprised...this is TS8...An alternative album woah.Right now,i feel destressed because of folklore album...what a wonderful album.This is a real album with real music.… Expand
  28. Dulniw
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is my new favourite album and probably Taylor's best album lyrically. Also I live her vocals in all the songs. This proves how much Taylor has grown as an artist!
  29. nikniknaknak
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Amazing. I was a bit surprised when I initially heard the album. The sound is a stark contrast to the what I would typically associate to a Taylor Swift album. But the more I listened, the more I loved it. The story telling is poetic. I let my imagination run wild while listening and pictured whole worlds and lives that Swift was painting. I wish I could listen to it for the first time over again.
  30. iconicgif
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    folklore is a result of a pop mega star who traded her comfortable signature style and calculated ways for the sake of her own artistry progression and her most authentic self expression in the truest form possible!
  31. Antra
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Album of the century . This album is the definition of beauty, perfection. Best album I've ever heard. I can't stop listening to this. This album is the best thing ever happened to me . The vocals and lyrics are 100/100.
  32. LeoMG11
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    An excellent body of work with incomparable ambience and magnificent lyrics.
  33. tialouise
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. incredible storytelling and musical production - Taylor was born to write this album … Expand
  34. Varini
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    It is truly remarkable to be able to write music from a perspective that isn’t your own. To write an entire album... that’s just genius. This album is Taylor Swift in every way, but yet it’s akin to none. Marvellous.
  35. Icb
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet and one of the most beautiful musical experiences I’ve ever heard.
  36. Pcliffy15
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Extraordinary craftsmanship. The Taylor Swift album we never realised we needed. But we did.
  37. MaryRose
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folklore is such a masterpiece. You will not regret listening to this whole album. It's a full of amazing songs of how Taylor Swift's put her creatives in her album. How she made the whole album a matured one and surprised us. One thing for sure is you will love it.… Expand
  38. Sinjinimondal
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a really beautiful album. It's just like a mature version of album RED and it has got that country Taylor vibes in it which mixes with everything giving you a nostalgic feeling. I just love it and is absolutely the best work from Taylor swift… Expand
  39. charlotte_233_
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    I love this album! It's so cosy and different. My new favorite Taylor Swift album.
  40. IlyaCrystal
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The 8th Taylor Swift's album "folklore" is masterpiece! It is one of the best albums I've ever heard!
    I didn't know that I needed an album like this!
    It's Taylor's first album which genre is alternative! And all songs are great! Thank you Taylor for this amazing project!
  41. Tayson
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The folklore album looks like hugs for childhoods friends you haven’t seen you years palaroid photos rediscovered on dusty shelves, capturing long forgotten memories, heartbreak and longing… Expand
  42. Daiku
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OMG this is the best album of 2020!! Taylor Swift voice so beautiful. I can replay this album all day.… Expand
  43. rahuldhupar
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The album is perfectly woven with lyrics and music we all wait to resonate with. Taylor, like in her all albums, connects to whats she sings. But with this album, the raw and unapologetic turn with lyrics and vocal delivery gives this album a potential to be forever remembered as "classic" for songwriting lessons. Unlike her previous projects, the sublime nature reflects that she has noThe album is perfectly woven with lyrics and music we all wait to resonate with. Taylor, like in her all albums, connects to whats she sings. But with this album, the raw and unapologetic turn with lyrics and vocal delivery gives this album a potential to be forever remembered as "classic" for songwriting lessons. Unlike her previous projects, the sublime nature reflects that she has no intentions to prove anything. It's just her and lyrics. I would give this album a perfect 10/10!… Expand
  44. cheryllam
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift's most sonically gorgeous and cohesive album to date. Incredible lyrics and production once again.
  45. Zzzander_
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    I love it, sonically and lyrically stunning!
    Taylor never disappoints in writing songs, it is narrative which allows you to picture out every scene as if you were the one she is singing about or it is your story being sang. Awesome work, a great masterpiece!
  46. JanYhaa
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Might this is my favourite album for my whole life.And i never thought she will made an alternative album.Couldn't love you more Taylor❤
  47. neilfrancis24
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift never failed us on her songwriting skills, narrative songs and telling stories through her music. Her eight studio album (folklore) proves us that no matter how genre she made it really bothers our body and soul with her masterpieces. This album is a indie folk type of genre that perfectly fits this time on pandemic. She's always been amazing because she never really stopTaylor Swift never failed us on her songwriting skills, narrative songs and telling stories through her music. Her eight studio album (folklore) proves us that no matter how genre she made it really bothers our body and soul with her masterpieces. This album is a indie folk type of genre that perfectly fits this time on pandemic. She's always been amazing because she never really stop discovering the different sides of music. However only few people who are deep will understand and appreciate this kind of gem.… Expand
  48. GunturSurya
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Best Album, Taylor try to make new genre that my opinion managed to amazed me.
  49. iviifdez
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Just magnificent. This album feels like opening a small box, full of pictures from childhood. It feels warm like a cardigan.
  50. Alcioalka
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This album is lyrical masterpiece, i love how she's putting her emotions, feelings,, and her imagination into this album, i think this her best written song,
  51. Nanath09
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That’ the new AOTY, i love this so much and I can’t stop listening, every song are just awsome… Expand
  52. Isabella2006
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing album Lyrics 10/10 Production 10/10 After Taylor went from pop to alternative with folklore we can see and hear how good of a songwriter and storyteller she is , not impressed thought when she wrote songs like miss Americana and the heartbreak prince (2019) and the story of us (2011) we could already see her storytelling skills through songs .
    Album of the year.    … Expand
  53. Morgan_Raeanne
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is a beautiful album! Taylor really went all out and did amazing. Each song as a unique sound and meaningful lyrics I couldn’t recommend this more.
  54. earlierrrr
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The Taylor Swift album that was meant to happen

    I personally think that when Safe and Sound was released as a soundtrack for The Hunger Games, Taylor Swift should do this direction after Red. While Red undeniably cemented Swift's stature as a master songwriter through deep cuts like All Too Well and The Last Time, the record still was "radio-safe" by including tracks like 22, WANEGBT, and    The Taylor Swift album that was meant to happen

    I personally think that when Safe and Sound was released as a soundtrack for The Hunger Games, Taylor Swift should do this direction after Red. While Red undeniably cemented Swift's stature as a master songwriter through deep cuts like All Too Well and The Last Time, the record still was "radio-safe" by including tracks like 22, WANEGBT, and I Knew You Were Trouble. Swift's records have always had that a couple of tracks that deviate from the entire mood of the album. (Take Call It what You want in reputation and Soon You'll Get Better in Lover). folklore in comparison is her most cohesive album yet, and her best one that highlights hr skill in writing lyrics.    … Expand
  55. Jayjayssi
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. album of the year, absolute perfection. it's truly a masterpiece. lyrically, sonically, eveything. it's so warm and make you comfortable in these trying times it feels like home.… Expand
  56. AndersCatLover
    Jul 26, 2020
    9
    Ethereal, introspective and soul soothing. This is genuine songwriting that goes straight to one’s soul. Some songs are truly hypnotic (My Tears ricochet just to quote one). This is Songwriting and Creativity at its highest, the stream of consciousness that led to this masterpiece is powerful and sincere. Joni Mitchell wouldn’t disagree on it, I guess. Taylor is not just 1989, Lover orEthereal, introspective and soul soothing. This is genuine songwriting that goes straight to one’s soul. Some songs are truly hypnotic (My Tears ricochet just to quote one). This is Songwriting and Creativity at its highest, the stream of consciousness that led to this masterpiece is powerful and sincere. Joni Mitchell wouldn’t disagree on it, I guess. Taylor is not just 1989, Lover or Reputation, which I really love and enjoyed immensely: she’s a 360 degree artist and above all, 100 % authentic. An extraordinary album delivered after tre months of clearly cathartic quarantine, craftily written in order to express the artist’s most intimate feelings: the result really does speak to my soul. True GENIUS!… Expand
  57. selinsama
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    masterpiece! it's the best album i've ever heard. it's sonically, lyrically the best! always wanted her to do alternative and i'm so glad she's coming out of her comfort zone unlike the other artists in this decade. she's the woman and the artist of the decade for a reason. i hope she challenges herself like this all the time!
  58. ThuTa
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    What a stunning album
    I feel sad and happy at the same time
    What a masterpiece Can't believe we have this music INDUSTRY ❤️
  59. VirgoSpion
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    folklore is unlike any album that she released. It is the album that you can nearly taste, the album that you would eat a thousand times, the words that you want to hear for the rest of your life, the feelings that you never felt before, the sounds that brings you to another dimension. folklore is beautifully written and produced,.
  60. Minh_Minh
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is so far Taylor's greatest album. Although I love Pop (1989 and reputation) but this album is really like that album I'm finding my whole life.
  61. Arvinclark
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    10/10 so damn good songs!!! I love the creativity. You will feel the depth on each lyrics. No one has done it like her.
  62. ETenorio
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Excelentes músicas para ouvir e se inspirar! Músicas leves , simples mas com muito sentimento e entrega do Cantor !
  63. dropjunow
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    o album é perfeito de começo ao fim, a coesão entre as musicas e as letras lindas e emotivas. simplesmente perfeito.
  64. shahnialharoon
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    album of the year wig flew threw I couldn't stop listening ever since the first listen hope it gets a 98
  65. HaydenChen
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    It’s an album where you can find a corner listening, reading lyrics, reading your book, and/or reading your thoughts. Simply beautiful, and simply one of the best
  66. ericshigueru
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    it’s incredibly how great taylor is as a composer and artist, she totally gave us more one beautiful album
  67. MikeTruong
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is the kind of album that I would like to spend my time, spend my imagination follow the story that be told by her. And it's really amazing.
  68. Idfrie
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Spectacular. Sombre. Sentimental. Evweything i wamted from taylor and more.
  69. Aylyz
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Swift returns to her shelf in the BEST way possible, the storytelling, the connections between every song, the fact that in this album you feel the sense of who is actually Taylor Swift but with a different Taylor Swift. Greatest album of 2020, just what we need in these times, nothing too happy, too sad, too pop, too dance, just the autumnal, rainy, dawny, nature vibe we needed duringSwift returns to her shelf in the BEST way possible, the storytelling, the connections between every song, the fact that in this album you feel the sense of who is actually Taylor Swift but with a different Taylor Swift. Greatest album of 2020, just what we need in these times, nothing too happy, too sad, too pop, too dance, just the autumnal, rainy, dawny, nature vibe we needed during this quarentine.… Expand
  70. carlymich
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This album is the best album Swift has ever put out. It is cohesively a body of work that jumps from lane to lane but still stays on the same highway production wise. But through the story telling of the lyrics the songs feel vibrant and expressive, reminding many fans of her fourth studio album “Red”. Swift’s ability to showcase a love triangle from each side through the songs “August”,This album is the best album Swift has ever put out. It is cohesively a body of work that jumps from lane to lane but still stays on the same highway production wise. But through the story telling of the lyrics the songs feel vibrant and expressive, reminding many fans of her fourth studio album “Red”. Swift’s ability to showcase a love triangle from each side through the songs “August”, “Cardigan” and “Betty” is the most incredible conceptual writing Swift has ever done. This entire album took a step back from her autobiographical style of writing and instead of writing every song from her point of view she placed herself in the shoes of others or her past self. On the track “The Last Great American Dynasty” Swift tells the story of Rebekah Harkness, the woman who previously owned Swift’s house in Rhode Island. This album’s lyricism on deep-cut tracks such as “Exile”, “This is Me Trying” and “My Tears Ricochet” show off Swift’s ability to make heart wrenching tracks without even being heartbroken, which she showed it previously on “Lover” with a track called “Death by a Thousand Cuts”. This album is a collection of deep-cut tracks and countless stories that no one has ever told. The albums fluid feeling allows for songs too feel as if they just fade into one another. For some artists this means that the songs all sound the same but the production has nothing to do with this statement. The feeling comes from Swift’s ability to write so beautifully on each track that the same energy is feels as if it is pushed onto the next track. “Folklore” is not only the best album Swift has put out, but it’s one of the best albums that has been released in a while. This album is so genre bending with its inclusion of pop sounds to folky country sounds all on just one track it is set out to be an album with songs for everyone. Though it’s ability to get radio play may be not be as high as her previous albums because it is not straight down the line pop, country or anything in-between, the album bends the rules with that as well. The song “Cardigan” has already been heard on Pop radio by many, showing Swift’s true power as not only a musical artist, but a global superstar. This album will be hard to too by other artists, but even harder for Swift to top as well.… Expand
  71. yasminkoo
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Just perfect, isolation did good for her. The most perfect folk album. V
  72. Instant
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Cohesive masterpiece of Swift's. Definitely her best. The tracks all mesh and flow together so well that's its insanely mindblowing. This album also features Bon Iver on her song "exile" ,their voices together sound soothing. No skips found on this album. Jack and Taylor combination are always her best works which is really evident in this album. I generally dont like writing reviews butCohesive masterpiece of Swift's. Definitely her best. The tracks all mesh and flow together so well that's its insanely mindblowing. This album also features Bon Iver on her song "exile" ,their voices together sound soothing. No skips found on this album. Jack and Taylor combination are always her best works which is really evident in this album. I generally dont like writing reviews but this album is the best I've heard in a while and definitely worth putting it on repeat.… Expand
  73. sarahclayton
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Beautiful songwriting and lyrics. Album flows beautifully and tells a heartbreaking story.
  74. algimirosoy
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Hermoso..! Sin duda alguna, ella es tan suave y fuerte a la vez, muchos nos vemos reflejados en sus historias
  75. neinadesu
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Easily my favourite album of the year. It’s really soothing and an amazing shift from her previous albums.
  76. sourmatt
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Excellence. Pure excellence. Lyrically, her strongest work since "All Too Well".
  77. taehyungs
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    folklore is one of the best albums of 2020, the lyrics and the melody are perfect
  78. MckMills
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Swift’s best work yet, drawing inspiration from fictional imaginings and stories from the world around her, with some of her best lyricism to date. Powerful, serene, catchy, interesting. A must listen album.… Expand
  79. nicolekwek
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    amazing. showstopping. she’s done it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  80. Jhoanna
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The lyrics, the sound, the perfect stops between all the songs. This is just amazing.
  81. Acy
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    An amazing album, best lyric, and best story telling of all time. This is a unique album that Taylor have ever release.
  82. racheel_13
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    I think this is the best album ever, i love that sp much, is unreal the feeling i had listening the musics
  83. hanzzz
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Absolutely stunning album as expected from Taylor Swift. Changing up her musical styles again yet retaining her own flair with well-written lyrics, she tells stories of others with soothing melodies. And such songs are what we all need for self-reflection and emotional healing in quarantine.
  84. Ansh1989
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best Album of her. That’s because Swift has spent the past 15 years developing an internal world of melody and song structure so sui generis that her songs now belong more to her than to whatever sonic palette she’s working in at any given time. Take “Better Man,” the 2016 power ballad she wrote for country group Little Big Town, or “This is What You Came For,” the EDM hit she co-wrote for Rihanna that same year. Dressed up slightly differently, either song could have fit seamlessly on any of Swift’s last three albums — because at heart, neither of them is a country song or an EDM song, so much as they’re both Swift songs.… Expand
  85. potatkarma
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    folklore is proof that her imagination, vulnerability, and grace make her a generation-defining songwriter/artist.
  86. anaguelere
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    perfeito. meu novo favorito!!!! estou muito feliz e orgulhosa pela taylor!!!
  87. Ayesha_
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is her best album lyrically and sonically. Great production, thanks to jack antonoff and aron dessner. This album has a very very deep meaning it also has extraordinary poetry and storytelling. Once again taylor swift has outdone herself. Album of the year
  88. Mr_AiDen
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    she did it again and her album is so amazing and beautiful. she manages to break every record even with a surprise album
  89. yovi
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    She provided THE answer to all of the future "what's your favourite album" that I will be receiving
  90. hugohernandez99
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    El mejor álbum de TAYLOR SWIFT hasta ahora. Después de su álbum Red creí que no volvería a hacer un álbum igual de perfecto. Folklore es un álbum mágico y sentimental. Ame cada sonido, cada frase, cada canción. Es un álbum perfecto.
  91. willjakebarlow
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    everything from the lyricism to the instrumental of this album is superior to her previous 7 projects, even outbeating my personal fan favourite which is Red
  92. Silverbook
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Best album I have heard past few years. Deserves full 10 scores for Taylor Swift's outstanding lyricism, songwriting and her being the visionary of such an excellent concept album. Kudos to Taylor Swift. Keep shining the best songwriter of our generation.
  93. zozoamay
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    beautiful. art. best album of 2020. best album ever. stream folklore for clear skin.
  94. victoria2
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Wow! Taylor Swift has done it again with an insanely haunting, emotional, whimsical, amazing storytelling album. This surprise album came just when we needed it the most and I am not disappointed. Folklore proves that Taylor Swift is the queen of genres and that she IS in fact the music industry. Amazing lyricism and just an overall beautiful aesthetic is created.
  95. AGriffith
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    lyrical masterpiece.

    current of favs for me ( Just updated this)

    1. Mirrorball
    2. the last great American dynasty
    3. Exile
    4. the 1
    5. august
    6. mad woman
    7. this is me trying
    8. Betty
    9. illicit affairs
    10. my tears ricochet
    11. cardigan
    12. epiphany
    13. invisible string
    14. peace
    15. seven
    16. hoax
  96. markelzubi
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Un álbum perfecto. El nivel de producción es impecable y las letras son inmejorables. Uno de sus mejores álbumes con diferencia.
  97. jjessief
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Está o meu top 5 dos albuns da Taylor Swift. A minha música favorita é Elixe .
  98. erikkrase
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    her songwriting and storytelling is astonishing in this album. it's easily her best work yet.
  99. Pppj6
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Increíble! Realmente nos dio un álbum con mucha narrativa y canciones increíbles. Cuando escucho esta nueva propuesta me siento muy tranquilo como en “Peace”. Felicitaciones Taylor Swift.
  100. clofing
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This album, from the production to the orchestration and songwriting is pure perfection. Taylor did it again to all of us... if you didn’t like her, listen again and you will, guaranteed. She’s been perfect since day 1.
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#13 Best Album of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2020

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Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. 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. DIY Magazine
    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.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 3, 2020
    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.
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