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. Cabeyo2
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Esse álbum é perfeito!!! O melhor de 2020. Com certeza vai ganhar o AOTY no Grammy!!! parabéns Taylor, você ahazou gata. August is the better
  2. chamayedward
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    La lírica y melodía del álbum es muy buena, la narrativa de cada canción la hace muy especial. Increíble trabajo.
  3. Eddaniel
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It’s masterpiece album. I’m so proud for Taylor. It’s an album absolutely amazing and I didn’t thing that I needed it.
  4. Clint_Stafford
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    folklore is so so good. i have no words. the lyrics are incredible, her voice is heavenly, the whole vibe and aesthetic of the album is so beautiful. it's a masterpiece. i am once again saying that i love taylor swift with all my heart. that is all. stream
  5. declanx
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Such a good album. I was quite sceptical that I wasn’t going to like this, but it just blown my mind. Such a good album to listen too when you’re on your own, walking and swaying, thinking about life.
  6. SwiftieBoy13
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folklor is the most amazing everrr thank uu tay for creating this album❤❤… Expand
  7. TndN0Sau7
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a work of art, taylor leaves pop after 6 years to bring us different music with a calm and sweet sound to his ear… Expand
  8. itsjcacevedo19
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    So this is it, when we thought this year was somehow lost by the pandemic, Taylor Swift, decided to pull out a masterpiece album call Folklore, her most mature one. Since she decided to post some photos on her social media with a black&white filter and some sepia tones we knew clearly that this album wouldn´t be as her previous works. Folklore let us know not only the most intimate projectSo this is it, when we thought this year was somehow lost by the pandemic, Taylor Swift, decided to pull out a masterpiece album call Folklore, her most mature one. Since she decided to post some photos on her social media with a black&white filter and some sepia tones we knew clearly that this album wouldn´t be as her previous works. Folklore let us know not only the most intimate project of Nils Sjöberg , but also the stories of some of her heroes. She demonstrate who good is as a lyricist in songs like "My Tears Ricochet" or "Hoax", but also let us remember how love can be described from different perspectives. Appreciation and respect are the only correct things to express when you try to describe how you feel about Folklore.
    Favorite Tracks: The last great american dinasty, august, hoax, illicit affairs and cardigan    … Expand
  9. MarcosRissato
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A brilliant album where Taylor beautifully and elegantly expresses an incredible story through music.
  10. stephrants
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    "Folklore" is like a wood-smoked flannel hug from a grandmother you never met. Breathe in and memories percolate. Campfires cooling in the rain. Street lights blinking in a 5 AM haze. Running through fields with no concept of time, only an eternal yearning. I didn't skip a single song in my 2 AM listening session last night. Thank you, Taylor.
  11. Danvelazqq
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this album, it’s the best I’ve ever heard
    Is beautiful and wonderful    … Expand
  12. carolinakinter
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I love this album. I love the truth on it. I love the way its so vulnerable but so strong. So true. This is everything everyone needed.
  13. dwfobic
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Um álbum simplesmente perfeito em que Taylor conseguiu explorar as mais diversas áreas dos seus sentimentos em uma batida Folk, o que fez com que ficasse ainda mais impecável em sua voz. Um álbum totalmente coeso com palavras indescritíveis. Um trabalho de pura qualidade.
  14. Diegocoutinho
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Es increíble! Uno de los mejores trabajos de Taylor y del 2020. Definitivamente será un éxito como Taylor acostumbra a hacer en sus albumes.
  15. TranMinh
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor's best album so far. we can see how incerdible she is on this album by the lyrics, every single sound on folklore is just sounds so fluently follow a perfect way. i said what i said, folklore is Taylor's BEST album.
  16. Hiba-13
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    literally her best album lyrically and the fact that she wrote it in the span of a global pandemic just showcases more of her songwriting abilities
  17. DJ-307
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A beautiful album. Swift strips back the pop production (which I'm personally also a fan of) to let her songwriting, storytelling, and strong melodies shine through.
  18. Parrita2813
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    As a person that like the upbeat songs from Taylor, I was worried that I would like the album. However this album is a 10/10, the lyrics are great, it is sonically cohesive and is a new genre for Taylor. I can’t even decide with one is my favorite song
  19. niki_ringel
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The songwriting is phenomenal. Folklore is a work of art. The lyricism, production, and vocals are all flawless. A literal masterpiece.
  20. Limaandrey
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing
  21. Maishah
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It feels great to get something really different yet astonishing from Taylor Swift. With this album, she once again proved why she's called one of the greatest songwriters of this generation. This album just saved 2020. My top 5 are exile, cardigan, epiphany, august and invisible string in no particular order. Each of the songs deliver such a great work of songwriting. Also she slayed inIt feels great to get something really different yet astonishing from Taylor Swift. With this album, she once again proved why she's called one of the greatest songwriters of this generation. This album just saved 2020. My top 5 are exile, cardigan, epiphany, august and invisible string in no particular order. Each of the songs deliver such a great work of songwriting. Also she slayed in vocals. This is by far Taylor Swift's best album.… Expand
  22. andreasignoret
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece. I've been a Taylor Swift fan for 12ish years by now and I've seen her growing up and evolving with every new album. I've been adapting to all the music genres she has done but let me tell you something: this album has become the best one she has ever done! It feels refreshing, calm, new, even cozy. The lyrics, the music, everything adds up to be the perfect balance betweenA masterpiece. I've been a Taylor Swift fan for 12ish years by now and I've seen her growing up and evolving with every new album. I've been adapting to all the music genres she has done but let me tell you something: this album has become the best one she has ever done! It feels refreshing, calm, new, even cozy. The lyrics, the music, everything adds up to be the perfect balance between the 'old' and 'new' Taylor. The first listen of the album I was in tears from song 1. I then decided to look up for the lyrics (non english native speaker here) and the feels I first got from the song got even more deep and I cried again, now with a reason. I loved everything about this album. Became my favorite album (originally my favorite one was Speak Now). Love this Taylor.… Expand
  23. Joaozinho123
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Muito bom viu, parabéns Nem gosto muito de folk mas esse eu gostei demais.
  24. JAOS
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Un gran album demostrando un lado bueno de su voz, simplemente arte.Gracias Taylor por este arte.
  25. arcederek
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The best thing that happened so far in 2020. So overwhelmed by how she has musically grown from all her former albums and eras. A truly masterpiece.
  26. iampedrolucas
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is definitely Taylor's best album, the sound and lyrics leave an air of emotion so strong that it is impossible not to delight and follow the tales narrated in each track. A masterpiece I'd say. Exile and Cardigan are the culminations of a beautiful melody that awakens your deepest feelings.… Expand
  27. edmoonl
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    El mejor álbum que ha hecho Taylor, es perfecto. Esperaba un buen álbum y recibimos un material con la mejor lirica y melodía acústica.
  28. davidnrisso
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    This album takes you to a beautiful journey,I love the aesthetic, the melodies, and I love the fact that Taylor has experimented with sounds and music, great Job!
  29. Diego123456
    Jul 24, 2020
    5
    El álbum no muestra nada novedoso, resaltar un poco la calidad de las letras, sin embargo no representa alguna plataforma alternativa.
  30. Elle-V
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift's most creative project she's ever done. It's one thing to write a mostly autobiographical album but it's another to write from the perspective of people you've invented or never met. The stories flow like gold from the minute you click play.
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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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