• 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
    0
    Folklore no sigue una secuencia interesante. Mientras más avanzan las canciones, más deseas que termine pronto. Un álbum para poner en los velorios.
  2. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    taylor has again proven to be the greatest artist of the decade. This is it.
  3. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Not the usual sound for Taylor but it really suits her voice though. And the lyrics of this album is above and beyond. It'll definitely give you chills.
  4. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is one of the best she has written because it captures her feelings from the depths of her being, also the notes she makes are perfectly angelic and the sounds are charming
  5. Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Not my type of song. I want the old and pop Taylor back. I also wish had features
  6. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A beautiful album in which swift experiments with a new sound, stepping away from pop and towards a new alternative sound, and it totally pays off. The songwriting throughout the whole album is stunning and so impressive, possibly her best. There isn’t one song I don’t love, my highlights are Illicit Affairs, Betty and August
  7. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Folklore esta simplesmente PERFEITO ( assim como todos o outros albuns) a Taylor e perspicaz em tudo que faz
  8. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A cohesive album with her most mature and beautiful songwriting. My favorite tracks are “cardigan”, “the 1”, and “exile”. Make sure to give it a listen!
  9. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is an album that shows a version of Taylor Swift out of pop, more vulnerable. In this album, she tells us a story that in spite of being simple, they calm down and sound melodic. It's a work that was worth listening to, it has a fantastic and powerful voice.
    Great work!
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  10. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    un hermoso álbum, muy profundo y que visibiliza sus sentimientos, la admiro y es una inspiración enorme en mi vida, cada día me sorprende más lo que esta mujer puede hacer y estoy muy feliz de ser parte de esto, cardigan es una canción preciosa acompañada del piano que la hace tan etérea, me encanta, seven es una de mis canciones favoritas, la letra y el ritmo me trae muchísima paz, porun hermoso álbum, muy profundo y que visibiliza sus sentimientos, la admiro y es una inspiración enorme en mi vida, cada día me sorprende más lo que esta mujer puede hacer y estoy muy feliz de ser parte de esto, cardigan es una canción preciosa acompañada del piano que la hace tan etérea, me encanta, seven es una de mis canciones favoritas, la letra y el ritmo me trae muchísima paz, por favor stream folkloregracias por tanto taylor te amo Expand
  11. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest 2020 album, deserves every perfect acclamation that already have gotten. Thank you miss Americana.
  12. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Essas são músicas maravilhosamente, cheias de empatia por personagens oprimidos, agredidos pela vida, mas sempre prontos para lutar, superando a distância social com melodias langorosas e emoções profundas. O bloqueio pode ter sido um momento terrível para a música e para os músicos, mas resultou no álbum mais poderoso e maduro de Taylor Swift até hoje.
  13. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her most consistent album. The production and the imagery of each track is perfect. Deserves AOTY.
  14. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is beautifully made lyrically and it’s a cohesive body of work. It is something very different from what her mainstream pop listeners are used to but it is masterpiece that tells a story and takes you to a euphoric place sonically.
  15. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is the best album of I head in my whole life mirrorball IS THE BEST SONG
  16. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Me atrevo a decir que es su mejor álbum, no sólo liricamente, sino por sus melodías, su estética y la vibra que transmite el álbum... Es simplemente mágico y muy pacifico.
  17. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    O álbum estar incrível e impecável, cada som é uma melodia dançante no coração.
  18. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ddhhsggsgssggssggsgsgssggssgdgdgdgsggsgsgsgsgsgdhdgdggddggdgdgddgdgddgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdggdgddgdggdgdgd Expand
  19. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing album. Love the new vibe. I’ve been waiting for an album like this since Red.
  20. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Beautiful, magic, tragic folklore.... Taylor Swift knows how to change the narrative of what she wants to say, to sing and to live. Every album is different in its way because she has always tried to put her stories in lyrics which can fit with harmony.
  21. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is Taylor most raw, honest, pure album she ever made. It feels like a pouring rain in your ears but with a soft voice that calm you even while you listen all the deep lyrics that she shot like a rifle to your brain. This is sad, beautiful and tragic. Taylor showed her potencial to writting, and we ask: Gaga would do it best? We don't think so.
    TAYLOR GOT THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
  22. 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.
  23. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fantastic album
    It gets me into a great forest with fog but can still see everything clearly
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  24. Jul 24, 2020
    10
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  25. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Honest, warm, clever. Exceptional lyrics m, stunning music. An absolute triumph
  26. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Absolutely mind-blowing, when you think that Taylor Swift couldn’t be more clever she proved everyone wrong. It feels like a ride through paradise, the emotions are so transparent, if you didn’t know before you know now that Taylor Swift is the songwritter of the decade.
  27. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This genre-bending album puts Swift into a place higher Mount Olympus. If it was possible to give this album an 11, everyone would. Go listen to it and feel the magic in Swift's songwriting and emotional singing.
  28. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Absolutely gorgeous. Taylor Swift overtook her standards once again and made an incredible Music album based on her feelings and experiences. This album lets you explore new worlds of modern folk. Definitely worth listening to especially once you understand the connections between the songs. 10/10
  29. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Lyrical masterpiece! Taylor swift is the greatest lyricist. Perfect to the theme and aesthetic notes makes it a soothing wave of happiness.
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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.