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. Razvan262818
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It s a really good album. She s an alternative queen now and we love to see that.
  2. vsriram
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Album should only be consumed as a whole ...........................................
  3. pheline
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    beautiful album. so raw and pure. has the best vibes and is very special. will make me feel so relaxed at night. obsessed.
  4. kuber
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is perfection and the lyrical content at zenith, Taylor Swift never misses to capture the essence of her songwriting through her songs which stupifies me every single time. PERIOD.
  5. onlyseedaylight
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This is IT!! Thank you Taylor, for everything! Sudden serotonin, new magical worlds you created.. Thank you.
  6. Liel
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    i love this album based the instruments and the sonically. also her writing skills growth and mature. she found herself back
  7. Reeghalgh
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    brilliant ,smat, mind blowing, gorgeous, beautiful, fantastic, good vibes,
  8. martaiglez
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A lyrical masterpiece that crowns Swift as an artist without barriers or genre boundaries.
    Mindblowing.
  9. mmsr
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The queen is back! So raw and full of emotion. Exile is easily the song of the year! Thanks TayTay ❤️
  10. EsraCetinturk
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Inadequate infrastructure. Looks like a Lana del rey Album so it doesn't look original.
  11. majovisairo
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor’s new album is really something unexpected and great. It reminds of RED and I can tell folklore will become a fan favorite in no time. Swift really did a great album, with great lyrics (as usual), great sounds and it all mixes perfectly. This is the album of the year.
  12. alessanderson
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    incrível, incrível, incrível, incrível, incrível, incrível, incrível é isso!
  13. Fany1322
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Soft but strong, calming but empowered, sorrying but forgiving, nothing left to say, perfectly balanced just like Taylor Swift Knows
  14. alinavarvar
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor redeemed herself with this record. Her storytelling is phenomenal, a lot of imaginary, she evolves you with the story from start to finish. Great songwriting. It’s very pleasant and sonically cohesive. It reads like a good book, in a rainy afternoon. It appears to me, this is her best work to this day.
  15. lanacrossfox
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    lendario demais!!!!! super coeso. um dos melhores albuns da loirinha!!!!!!!!!!!
  16. Protuger
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    The best album Taylor has ever done. Sonically cohesive and poetically crafted.
  17. minkmink
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet. Invisible string might just be her best song ever, of all time. Pristine songwriting (it's Taylor Swift after all, so this is no surprise) and musicality took the front seat in this album. It's like an album full of Cleans, The Archers, All too wells and Begin Agains, but in its own unique way. It proves, once again, that Taylor is not afraid to take risks, and cementsHer best album yet. Invisible string might just be her best song ever, of all time. Pristine songwriting (it's Taylor Swift after all, so this is no surprise) and musicality took the front seat in this album. It's like an album full of Cleans, The Archers, All too wells and Begin Agains, but in its own unique way. It proves, once again, that Taylor is not afraid to take risks, and cements her place as one of the music industry's greatest, yet again. Highly recommended… Expand
  18. antonellam24
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece. The lyrics are so deep and I can say it's a mature album. You can feel it. Also this is the best day to release an album because it's my birthday. It's the best gift for me! If Tay reads this, I wanna say I love you!
  19. Samantha34Q
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Это лучший альбом Тейлор, он полностью проникает в тебя и заставляет погружаться в свою атмосферу, определенно альбом года!!!!!
  20. Spriha
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Its her best album. In a few years this will be Taylors Holy Grail. She has unparalleled versatility and organic genuineness.
  21. apricotic
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    phenomenally vulnerable and emotionally raw. Taylor really showed her songwriting is consistent, intelligent and powerful.
  22. Rishika
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece. We needed it so much in this pandemic of panic and chaos. Its so calming and relaxing. Her best album. Thank you Taylor for blessing our souls. Love you❤️
  23. Juliacerq
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylo Swift is the music industry! Folklore is her most mature and best album ever.
  24. Quinney
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    It’s hard to not see this album among the other 7 Taylor has released. It makes its claim as her best album. The story telling no artist can do. The production that perfectly admits the right emotion per track.
  25. Amogha
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Wow!! Cardigan and exile deserve a number 1. Betty is movie material. This is me trying is one of her best. The best album to be released this year
  26. iNath
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    she excel at any genres : country, pop and now alternative. one of her best work thank you for this masterpiece.
  27. Carlini32000
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This album will make you THINK and cry but in the end it wraps you up in a warm cardigan with a hot latte in front of a fire. It’s everything we’ve wanted but never got from Taylor Swift, until now.
  28. Bushra
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her most mature album yet. Taylor swift gives you something new with each album. It feels homey and intimate.… Expand
  29. pedropercu
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
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  30. Ellenunes
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    I’m in love with this album, such beautiful songs, lyrics, melodies. Everything makes sense, definition of perfection
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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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