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. Anisawinda_
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This album is very calming... This album takes us get into the story that Taylor want us to know... I love how brilliant her idea...
  2. chewilli13
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    I’ve been a fan since the beginning. There have been albums I’ve adored (RED, reputation), and some albums I’m not a huge fan of (1989), but folklore...this is her best work. I didn’t think I could ever again be as wowed by her as I was when she released reputation but I stand completely corrected. 10/10, it is an absolute, skip-less masterpiece. My favorite tracks are the 1, exile,I’ve been a fan since the beginning. There have been albums I’ve adored (RED, reputation), and some albums I’m not a huge fan of (1989), but folklore...this is her best work. I didn’t think I could ever again be as wowed by her as I was when she released reputation but I stand completely corrected. 10/10, it is an absolute, skip-less masterpiece. My favorite tracks are the 1, exile, cardigan, mirrorball, mad woman, and epiphany. I am very proud to be a fan.… Expand
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. tsermi
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    O melhor trabalho dela até agora, liricamente, sonoramente... Um álbum incrivelmente coeso!
  7. Mattandrad
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Perfect, the best album of the year!! It's so magical and beautiful, thank you taylor for this.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. ETenorio
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Excelentes músicas para ouvir e se inspirar! Músicas leves , simples mas com muito sentimento e entrega do Cantor !
  11. birafurtado
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Best Taylor Swifts album and one of the best of the year. Love it sooooo much
  12. 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.
  13. DavidGamer64
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This album is just amazing. Taylor reinvented herself and that's so good for the music industry.
  14. maripratesi
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Taylor delivered the best job of his career. Cohesive, sweet, sad, smooth and chaotic. Beautiful lyrics, pleasant and complementary melodies. Taylor proved that her success comes not just because her story is told in the songs, but because she is a good songwriter. It's not just her story, it's the way she touches our hearts
  15. NormanAlee
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    While in this world exixst such multylayerd comlicated beautifully sad album like Tidal this cant be better. Absolutely ordinary folk sound with predictable tunes...
  16. pedroferrera
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift is a great musician. Her music is growing up. The best musician ever.
  17. 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,.
  18. 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.
  19. 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 ❤️
  20. 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!
  21. 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
  22. Stipeadzic
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is one of the greatest things I've heard recently. It is so melancholic, beautiful, emotional and powerful.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. lukedidseeyou
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is literally a masterpiece. This is her best album yet, in my opinion. Definitely my favorite so far. This is the album that I didn't know I needed, especially during these times of the pandemic.
  26. Iconicteainc
    Jul 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was EXTREMELY bored with this album. It seemed like an Adele album; one long song, but of course because she’s a traditional pop star, who’s pushing no boundaries and fits a social beauty standard, y’all are acting like it’s the best thing ever. The album is lame.… Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. yamalama
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This is without a doubt Taylor's most sophisticated and mature project. Her lyricism and songwriting skills are demonstrated at their best and the production is exquisite to match. She creates a detailed and vivid world in this project that feels warm and comforting yet simultaneously melancholy. It is a refreshing change of pace for her and a very needed project during this pandemic.This is without a doubt Taylor's most sophisticated and mature project. Her lyricism and songwriting skills are demonstrated at their best and the production is exquisite to match. She creates a detailed and vivid world in this project that feels warm and comforting yet simultaneously melancholy. It is a refreshing change of pace for her and a very needed project during this pandemic.

    Favourites: august, exile, cardigan, this is me trying, illicit affairs
    Least favourite: hoax,    … Expand
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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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