• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 17537 Ratings

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  1. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I mean, it’s just INCREDIBLE. This is the album Taylor Swift was born to make.
  2. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Okay, here we go...
    Last night I had a real revelation with folklore. Since I was little, I really love this genre and I never imagine Taylor Swift would sing this. She has been my favorite songwriter all my life and she doesn't cease to surprise me.
  3. 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
  4. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Sin duda el álbum más complejo, maduro e íntimo de Taylor Swift, un álbum que no sabíamos que necesitábamos...
  5. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Showstopping. Spectcular. Never the same. Totally unique. Completely not ever been done before.
  6. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing! This is Taylor's best album yet! It's something I didn't even know I needed.
  7. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A new chapter of her amazing musical journey. The progress is very clear, very visible, and so authentic.
  8. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The album is so peaceful and manages to maintain the overall somber emotion in the album. She uses her vocals in contrast to her newest bodies of work, and even curses a few times in the album. This album is nothing like Taylor Swift has done before, and that is why it deserves a 10/10, or 13
  9. Jul 24, 2020
    0
    the album it’s pretty boring, idk i didn’t really liked the music, reputation and the 1989 were much better
  10. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    She really outdid herself with this album, She keeps on venturing into different genre and all of them work so well. She is a legendary song writer
  11. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is absolutely amazing. it deserves all the hype it has. the lyrics are amazing as well Expand
  12. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It is a phenomenal album, it transmits peace to me. Taylor you definitely showed off.
  13. 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
  14. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    SUCH A MASTERPIECE. Peaceful, calm, raw, rare, beautiful, poetic. The perfect album!
  15. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    You always slay Taylor!!!
    folklore is more than an album. Every songs tell a story. Yes!!!! We love that.
  16. 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
  17. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love you Taylor Swift Expand
  18. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The best album ever! Taylor is so consistent and so emotional in this album. Every track is perfect and special
  19. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Beautiful, mature and brilliant. The sensibility that Swift showed us with Cardigan, Betty, Peace and august it's timeless.
  20. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    simplesmente impecável, como absolutamente tudo em que Taylor Swift se propõe à fazer, podemos chamar o álbum de mais coeso de sua carreira e o mais arriscado também, levando em conta que o mesmo vai de contra tudo o que está tocando na indústria atualmente, Swift arriscou e acertou em cheio com seu mais novo álbum do gênero alternativo, melodias lindas e composições perfeitas, como desimplesmente impecável, como absolutamente tudo em que Taylor Swift se propõe à fazer, podemos chamar o álbum de mais coeso de sua carreira e o mais arriscado também, levando em conta que o mesmo vai de contra tudo o que está tocando na indústria atualmente, Swift arriscou e acertou em cheio com seu mais novo álbum do gênero alternativo, melodias lindas e composições perfeitas, como de costume.
    nota: 10/10
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  21. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It is so relaxing!! And the lyrics is beautifully written!! Well done queen Taylor
  22. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Tremenda obra de arte, no sabía que lo necesitaba hasta ayer. Taydios salvando el año como siempre.
  23. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a complicated journey and i mean it in the best way possible....even after my 3rd listen now there's still so much to unpack...so many emotions, lyrics and STORIES to fully digest...i love every aspect of this album...10/10
  24. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful album by talented singer Taylor Swift, she's amazing and flawless. Expand
  25. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A LYRICALLY & SONICALLY GREAT ALBUM. PROVED TAY REALLY IS A GREAT SONGWRITER AND STORYTELLER. SUPERB. LEGENDARY. Expand
  26. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    At this point Taylor can do whatever she wants to do. She is so versatile. There’s just one thing that she didn’t change during these 14 years: her songwriting. The lyrics in this album was something else. She’s the songwriter of the century.
  27. 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
  28. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    as usual, Taylor gives us an album to cry to and relive our past relationships/memories to. Exile and Peace are easily top favs.
  29. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    One of the best taylor swift's albums during these years. Poetic, good story from different points of view. Fantastic!
  30. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    TAYLOR SWIFT’S BEST LYRICAL MASTERPIECE TO DATE, I DONT THINK A TERM EXISTS THAT COMES CLOSE TO DESCRIBING ITS INCREDIBILITY. AND THE STORY LINE TOLD FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES?? 100/10
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88

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

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  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.