folklore
by Taylor Swift
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 17537 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15,823 out of 17537
  2. Mixed: 241 out of 17537
  3. Negative: 1,473 out of 17537
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  1. clarya
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Meu novo álbum favorito da Taylor. As letras e a produção estão impecáveis. Perfeito demais!
  2. alexandraaidos
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    it’s so well done. AOTY! she’s always outdoing herself. can’t stop listening to it. 10/10. nobody can’t top her.
  3. Vicent61334
    Aug 28, 2020
    7
    El álbum esta regular,hay algunas pistas que me gustan pero otras suenan iguales,sonidos que lo único que cambia es el ritmo porque técnicamente todos suenan como canciones de cuna.
  4. luciavalderr
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    AMAZING!!! Some of her best work! She truly shows her immaculate song writing skills to make the album come alive.
  5. aleceryeo
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Lyrical magic, enchanted journey. Perfection in one album! Relax sing enjoy!
  6. Tronnie
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is masterpiece, her music is like remarkable thing for your soul. I like all the track especially the trinity: exile, my tears ricochet and seven
  7. Justaperra
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I dont like the album, but I love tay and monsters are with folklore too, fukin cats
  8. berlad26
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album takes you into a world Taylor created and hooks you in with her lyrics and story telling way. An amazing album.
  9. Ebraheem
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Shes experimenting and serving us more than we deserved. Love it Love it Love it. Her best era since 1989 and REPUTATION. Maybe her most mature work to date. After all she's Taylor Swift.
  10. LeoPalma
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Pior álbum de Taylor, digo isso, sendo muito fã dela. Outro álbuns, bem melhor!!
  11. Andermt08
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing!!! Álbum incrível, realmente a Taylor Swift é a indústria musical.
  12. Itsmikko98
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    A very good album, Taylor's songwriting is on point and shines like never before in this record. Maybe the music genre is not for everyone and it might require more than one listen, but it's truly enjoyable and one of the best records of 2020.
  13. Roberto23
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely one of the best album of 2020 so far! Miss Taylor Swift exploring new sounds with a surprise album, Folklore exceeded my expectations? Of course TS did that.… Expand
  14. pablozubi
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    HER BEST ALBUM TO DATE period, the songwriting is at her peak, the folk indie production by aaron and jack is perfect and overall is a amazing and cohesive album.
    my top5:
    1- exile
    2- betty
    3- the 1
    4- illicit affairs 5- hoax
  15. JOBG
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Un álbum aburrido sin una estructura musical definitivamente es un álbum creado desde casa ya que no muestra emoción en ninguna de sus canciones son embargo taylor como siempre es muy buena con sus letras pero creo que es uno de sus peores trabajos hasta ahora, ya que no puedes escuchar más de dos canciones sin dormirte definitivamente es horrible ñ, taylor swift debe de volver al pop queUn álbum aburrido sin una estructura musical definitivamente es un álbum creado desde casa ya que no muestra emoción en ninguna de sus canciones son embargo taylor como siempre es muy buena con sus letras pero creo que es uno de sus peores trabajos hasta ahora, ya que no puedes escuchar más de dos canciones sin dormirte definitivamente es horrible ñ, taylor swift debe de volver al pop que todos amamos y dejar de hacer música experimental y melodías básicas aburridas y monótonas. El éxito de este álbum se debe a su gran fan base y no a la calidad de su trabajo… Expand
  16. Britneystanger
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Love it! My fav album! Taylor swift always makes the perfect album for any mood you are in!
  17. matheuscordeiro
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift returns on an album with excellent beats, arrangements and compositions that only someone with his ability could do.
  18. HiSiri
    Aug 28, 2020
    9
    One of the best albums this year! Amazing but although you could really feel like the lyrics in some of the songs don't really match.... it still works
  19. Cakeymakeup
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This special album released is phenomenal no skip lyrically amazing i have no words
  20. EvelynDN15
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a great album, her lyrics are incredible, Taylor proves once again that she is a great writer . The production of the album is with calm, relaxing sounds..… Expand
  21. Jahmali
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Literally one of the best written albums of our generation. Timeless lyricisms and seamless storytelling in the way only Taylor Swift can do. Unmatched, genius even. Masterpiece well done. 10/10 would definitely recommend!
  22. islanfn
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um mês depois do lançamento, o álbum parece ter crescido. A coesão, a narrativa, tudo faz desse álbum um dos melhores ou melhor lançado esse ano em minha opinião.… Expand
  23. camilac
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The album is absolutely stunning... She really shows off her amazing writing abilities on storytelling and putting it on her songs. Amazing melodies, amazing writing, and amazing stories.
  24. Sique
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the album of the decade from the artist of the decade. Taylor is excellent in every album and every music genre. Exile and August are so relatable. All the songs have poetic lyrics. Good job, girl. I am waiting and already excited for the next album.… Expand
  25. gdark
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece. I really really love this album. I could enjoy ALL of the songs, with no exception, at all time. Taylor has delivered the best album of this year.
  26. izziemarcondes
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Showing, once again, how versatile she is, taylor delivered a beautiful folk alternative masterpiece. Telling unique stories about lost love, affairs, death, vulnerability, childhood, the past, war and pain she proves that she can write about every subject, proving wrong those who limit her songwriting to "love and exes"
  27. Brandonberru
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Lo mejor de todo el 2020, solo pienso en lugares bellos y solitarios para escuchar todo el album
  28. okdude
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is so amazing, love it. I was so surprised when she dropped it in the middle of the night, and middle of the pandemic
  29. Dilary
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Es el mejor álbum de Taylor Swift sin duda, no tiene ninguna canción a la cual darle netx.
  30. alson_swift
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The lyrics on this album just beguiling. Taylor has once again proved why she is one of the most powerful singer-songwriters of all time. One can easily fathom Taylor’s vulnerability and fragility in ‘peace’ ‘this is me trying’ & ‘hoax’.
    Loves a double edged knife; ‘my tears ricochet’
    references to her previous songs in ‘the 1’ ‘invisible strings’ ‘exile’. Contrasting Production foreshadowing sad songs like ‘August’ ‘mirrorball’.
    The way she brought imageries into life is so endearing. She maintains her integrity and shares such personal things with her fans and how they construe what she’s tryna convey is so admirable.
    This album is so important. These songs will be “passed down like folk songs”.    … Expand
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Metascore
88

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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