Taylor swift folklore. Out at midnight is taylors new record folklore. Album review its hard to remember any contemporary pop superstar that has indulged in a more serious or successful act of sonic palate cleansing than swift has with. The record features production by the nationals aaron dessner and a new set of songwriting tools.
Its hard to believe what we were able to. Folklore stylized in all lowercase is the eighth studio album by american singer songwriter taylor swiftit was released on july 24 2020 through republic records eleven months after her previous album lover 2019. Taylor swifts eighth album folklore was surprise released friday.
Folklore is the first attempt at a post pop swift and it is many things that swift albums generally are not. It is a completely canny pop album smothered in. Nor did she use the period to re record her catalog as promised last year after a label.
Artist amira rasool took to. It was such a pleasure recording and mixing a bunch of these songs while holed up at long pond. The album was written and recorded in isolation during the covid 19 pandemic with production from aaron dessner jack antonoff and swift herself.
What folklore ultimately achieves in its narrative of escapism is reinforcing the notion that swift isnt one of the greatest twenty first century artists because her work is autobiographical or because she leaves cleverly crafted clues leading up to her albums although these are all interesting elements but rather because she is first and foremost a storyteller. Swift described folklore as an entire brand new album of songs ive poured all of my whims dreams fears and musings into before this year i probably wouldve overthought when to release this. No taylor swift did not spend her quarantine nurturing her sourdough starter or tie dying old sweaters.