Folklore
by Taylor Swift
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 July 2020
- Label: Republic
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:03:27
- Community rating: 3.27/5 from 28 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Conceived and recorded in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, 'Folklore' represents a significant artistic pivot, trading pop spectacle for an atmospheric, indie-folk soundscape of piano, guitar, and strings, developed remotely with producers Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. The album's songwriting shifts from autobiography to fictional narratives, exploring themes of escapism, nostalgia, and romanticism through intricate, third-person character arcs. This surprise-released album earned widespread critical acclaim for its lyrical depth and restrained production, ultimately winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and cementing its status as a defining work of the period.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, folklore, storytelling, hushed, piano, folk, acoustic, female-vocals, lo-fi
Tracklist
- the 1 (03:30)
- cardigan (03:59)
- the last great american dynasty (03:50)
- exile (feat. Bon Iver) (04:45)
- my tears ricochet (04:15)
- mirrorball (03:28)
- seven (03:28)
- august (04:21)
- this is me trying (03:15)
- illicit affairs (03:10)
- invisible string (04:12)
- mad woman (03:57)
- epiphany (04:49)
- betty (04:54)
- peace (03:54)
- hoax (03:40)
Credits
- Taylor Swift - vocals, songwriter, producer, executive producer
- Aaron Dessner - producer, songwriter, recording engineer, drum machine programming, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth bass, synthesizer, percussion, bass guitar, mellotron, high string guitar, slide guitar, drone
- Jack Antonoff - producer, songwriter, recording engineer, vocals, drums, percussion, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, piano, bass, mellotron
- Bon Iver - vocals, songwriter
- William Bowery - songwriter, producer
- Bryce Dessner - orchestration
- Clarice Jensen - cello, cello recording
- Yuki Numata Resnick - viola, violin
- Kyle Resnick - viola recording, violin recording
- Dave Nelson - trombone, trombone recording
- Benjamin Lanz - trombone, trombone recording
- Thomas Bartlett - keyboards, synthesizer, synthesizer recording
- Bryan Devendorf - drum machine programming
- Josh Kaufman - electric guitar, harmonica, lap steel guitar, organ
- Rob Moose - viola, violin, string arrangement
- Evan Smith - saxophone, keyboards
- Bobby Hawk - strings
- Mike Williams - string recording
- Jon Gautier - string recording
- Jonathan Low - recording engineer, mixing
- Laura Sisk - recording engineer, vocal recording
- Serban Ghenea - mixing
- John Hanes - mix engineer
- Randy Merrill - mastering
- Beth Garrabrant - photography