• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jul 24, 2020
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  1. Apr 12, 2021
    10
    Taylor Swift is indeed one of the best artists in the world, for sure her name will be written in the history of the music industry for the next centuries. She constantly making music that makes every people's love more sacred, sadness becomes less isolated, and happiness to be more celebrated.
  2. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Invisible string is my favorite!what a beautiful masterpiece!
    Folklore is like a poem or exactly like a novel created by Taylor. The story between betty james is stunning and touching.
    Her album gives us energy during the quarantine time.
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  3. Apr 12, 2021
    10
    TAYLOOOOOOOR HACES PURO ARTE VDD DE DIOS,TUS CANCIONES SON MÁS BONITAS Q UNA ORDEN DE TACOS
  4. Apr 12, 2021
    10
    one of her best work. I never thought she will release an album full of sad songs. Aoty for a reason.

    — still bitter that exile and the 1 is not single
  5. Apr 12, 2021
    10
    ATOY!! Congrats Taylor for being recognized by the Grammys for producing such an exquisite album. It is simply perfection.
  6. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift sigue sorprendiéndonos a nosotros, sus fans, y no sólo por el hecho de arriesgarse en cada éra/albúm, dándonos un nuevo y fresco sabor de boca, sino porque en cada canción ella nos deja ver un una parte de ella, es increíble porque millones logramos identificarnos con esa parte...
  7. Apr 11, 2021
    10
    After Taylor won AOTY, I can say without any fear that I am not biased when I say that folklore was the best album of 2020 and a turning point for her. Not that Taylor needs any kind of validation from academy, but it still made my heart flutter when she won and after all this years she has finally received the recognition she deserves and that is thanks to folklomore.

    The melodies and
    After Taylor won AOTY, I can say without any fear that I am not biased when I say that folklore was the best album of 2020 and a turning point for her. Not that Taylor needs any kind of validation from academy, but it still made my heart flutter when she won and after all this years she has finally received the recognition she deserves and that is thanks to folklomore.

    The melodies and the smoothing sounds plus some gut-wrenching bridges create the perfect atmosphere. To sum it up the production and storytelling is at 113 percent. It is probably the most cohesive album I've ever heard and there is no song that should/could be skipped. Not to mention that folklore came out when the world needed it most. Taylor showed us all that she is one of the best songwriters of our generation and stole the game once again.
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  8. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The quarantine album par excellence, demonstrates the great power of Swift to compose and connect with his public, despite what was experienced in the year this album was full of feelings and great melodramas, the inclusion of a love triangle shows that Swift She is one of the best songwriters in history, as well as her performance as a producer.

    The album is rich in lyric and its sounds make it a very particular album, this shows how easy it is for Swift to go from one genre to another.
    The best album of 2020 without a doubt and the best of his repertoire.
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  9. Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent, genius, never the same, lyrical masterpiece! Kudos taylor! Vocabulary used is next level. She has created another masterpiece. The name of the album fits so perfectly as there is a teen love triangle which is an imaginary story but will be passed on like folklore. The album also contains songs like this is me trying which my tears ricochet mirrorball peace and the lakes that hint on her personal life. Invisible string is one of the sweetest love songs. I bet this album will take all the awards Expand
  10. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lover isnt just an album, its a cultural reset, a masterpiece, the oxygen you breathe, a lifestyle, an escape from this cruel world, an art, the first gift you open on christmas, a hug from a loved one, it's everything you've ever wanted. Expand
  11. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    The best album ever. i love every part of every song. it was her first album that accompanied the release and I don't regret it. it was really the best of the year.
  12. Apr 10, 2021
    10
    her best album, very suitable for the quarantine situastion. She filled 2020 with sad songs filled with amazing stories like the love triangle between James-Betty-Inez. Deserved all the awards she got for this album. HAIL AOTY!!
  13. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. She changed from country to pop to alternative she is so versatile she is killing it this album is a masterpiece!! Taylor Swift once again showed the world that she can change gears whenever she wants to and that says a lot about how artistic she really is!! Her whole discography is impeccable, when she releases a new record it becomes an instant classic!! I’m even more excited about what she has to offer on her new projects to come! Expand
  14. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    folklore isn't just an album, it's a cultural reset. its a lifestyle, the oxygen u breathe, ur voice when u can't speak. its a gift from a loved one, a pat in the head, a warm hug. it sees u, it listens, and it loves u back. its what u can call, a home.

    Literally my Album of the Year
  15. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This is an out of this world album, the melody the sound were just so amazing, it touched my heart and gave me the feeling that really nostalgic, especially the 1 is my top favorite track
  16. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Probably one of the best album of all time. Incredible lyrics and storytelling, a complete immersion. All the songs are amazing. Great soft vocals and captured the vibe of quarantine perfectly. 10/10
  17. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    absolutely gorgeous lyricism with amazing metaphors, i loved it!! i definetely recommend!!
  18. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Album of the year and probably one of the best of this decade. It's so gooooood
  19. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    the album arrived at the right moment, it shows a totally different style from the previous ones. Taylor's vocals are amazing, I'm delighted!
  20. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Just realised I never actually wrote a review for folklore last year. On hindsight, I did not know just how successful folklore was going to be when it first came out. After winning ATOY and getting amazing critical reviews, it seems like album will be the pivot point of Taylor's career into universal acclaim. With the re-releases incoming, Taylor's old work will finally get the acclaimJust realised I never actually wrote a review for folklore last year. On hindsight, I did not know just how successful folklore was going to be when it first came out. After winning ATOY and getting amazing critical reviews, it seems like album will be the pivot point of Taylor's career into universal acclaim. With the re-releases incoming, Taylor's old work will finally get the acclaim that she deserves. Expand
  21. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the album you didn't know you needed for you to spend your time at home during pandemic! Expand
  22. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Taylor and her musical ingenuity come to surprise us right in the ideal moment where we all needed some comfort and good music to cry
  23. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Ela se dá bem em qualquer gênero mundial. Versatilidade ela tem e não precisa provar mais nada pra ninguém depois desse álbum. Seu potencial é admirável e sua criatividade, composição é invejável. O album fica cada vez melhor com o passar do tempo. É o album da carreira.
  24. Jul 25, 2020
    10
    She has exhibited immense maturity with her songwriting. It doesn't matter if you love her or have your reservations about her, this album won't cease to impress you with her artistry.
  25. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This is a lyrical masterpiece This save 2020 with Taylor trying a new genres of music and she nailed it
  26. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    the quality of this album is undeniable, taylor has reached another level as an artist.
  27. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Taylor Swift has officially saved 2020
    I love this album so much. It's a lyrical and musical masterpiece.
  28. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    The storytelling, the production, the bridges and melody. All perfectly done. From rich ladies to teenage romance, different stories straight from Taylor’s mind. An absolute masterpiece.
  29. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This album is perfect in every sense and deserves all the love. The album is like a warm blanket for your emotions and makes you cry every time.
  30. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Taylor Swift touches people in the deepest places and with Folklore it wasn't different. This album hitted me so hard i went straight to cry when it ended. Well, she's amazing.
  31. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    Folklore is one of the most cohesive, creative, new albums of this generation. Her story telling stretches across the entirety of this album. A monumental and defining album of 2020 and lockdown that impacted the world.
  32. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    I can't even describe the phenomenon that this album was. Taylor really swang fot the fances and won the whole game.
  33. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    For me, this record is truly her magnus opus, and probably one of my favorite albums of all time. From the melodies to the songwriting, it's the most pure version of the essence of Taylor.
  34. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow this album is a masterpiece! The songs are made with so many details e.g. the bird sound and n exile and I love it! Expand
  35. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    The best record of 2020. Maybe one of the best album... Folklore isn't just the album. It's beautiful thing in the world
  36. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    A nasterpiece and a Career highlight for Taylor Swift. This album defined my quarantine!!!!
  37. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    I love u so much TayLord, this album is fantastic. and is AOTY. You deserve this and more. Te amo, espero que cuando todo esta problemática de salud acabe puedas hacer un tour. Love u
  38. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Actually, I hadn't heard any Taylor's album but this one; I knew a few songs from her which are good, but folklore is so amazing since the beginning to the end, such a good album which shows her versatility, the album that made me a swiftie
  39. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    album of the year. amazing lyrics, amazing production, amazing sounds. taylor swift is the best songwriter of this generation.
  40. Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Este album es una obra maestra. Inspiradisimo y magico. Lo unico que quieres hacer despues de escucharlo es volver a escucharlo. Totalmente adictivo.
  41. Apr 6, 2021
    10
    simply beautiful! she managed to prove that she's one of the greatest lyricists of this generation.
  42. Apr 6, 2021
    10
    album del año, espectacular increíble inigualable sus favs desean taylor swift la industria de la musica
  43. Apr 5, 2021
    10
    This album is one of the best albums i ever heard so beautifull, full of art and feelings expressed by the one and only Taylor Swift.
  44. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    The lyrics and the production here omg- cardigan, tlgad and august are my top 3 from the album.
  45. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Of all of Taylor’s albums, folklore is the best. It is one of the most unskippable records that I have ever listened to. The tracks August, The 1, Cardigan, Mirrorball, Betty and Exile are standouts, but overall, all songs are well-written and engineered amazingly. THE album of 2020! Expand
  46. Apr 3, 2021
    10
    talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.
  47. Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Horrível, tenebroso, assustador! Parece uma única música que dura uma hora. Ai olha, nada de novo sobre a superestimada
  48. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basically every song sounds the same. She managed to make an even more boring album after Lover. RIP taylor Expand
  49. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Folklore was one of the best album of Taylor Swift and another one Grammy. Another one well deserved and this album was by far her easiest win. This diamond was a surprise release and had a very good impact in very difficult times for the world. Amazing lyrics, music and soft songs that hit all the people listening to it. Another one 10 for Tay
  50. Apr 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is critically done, we can see that she didn’t put any effort in this. she is repetiting herself over and over and i’m living for it. the best track is obviously the track with ariana and all her collaborations are cohesive and coherent she did amazing Expand
  51. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Such a masterpiece. It's cohesively, sonically, and lyrically amazing. It does deserve to win AOTY at the grammys!
  52. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    beautiful album, her voice just seems to get better everyday. taylor is an extremely talented songwriter and singer.
  53. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This is an almost perfect album, once again showing Taylor's consistent high level of lyrics and amazing musical talent. From country to pop, to electronic music, and back to today's independent ballads, after seven albums, Taylor still ushered in a new glory.
  54. Apr 1, 2021
    5
    57/100
    way too long; songs are really average so there is nothing special zz
  55. Mar 31, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece from Taylor Swift
    OMG Every day she proves that she's the biggest songwriters of this génération and the biggest artist in thé World righ now'
    There are no skips songs
    M'y favorites from thé album are:Exile M'y tears ricochet August Seven This Is me trying
  56. Mar 30, 2021
    10
    um incredible outstanding and THE album of the year. also bonus points for being free therapy
  57. Mar 30, 2021
    10
    An incredible album!
    This is the Best album of Taylor Swift. The stories that told us with every Song confirms that she is one of the best songwritters. Excellent Music, quallity, art...
  58. Mar 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There’s a reason Miss. Swift took album of the year at the Grammys. Folklore is perfection Expand
  59. Mar 29, 2021
    10
    álbum del año bien merecido, es una obra de arte, simplemente magnifico, amamos a la compositora del siglo.
  60. Mar 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's such a lovely album, it really feels like you're in the forest and all your memories come back Expand
  61. Mar 26, 2021
    10
    Swift, Jack and Aaron are in the best moment of music. They create a new world with folklore and a new soundtrack that anyone has listened until folklore born in the world.
  62. Sep 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing lyrics, she took her story telling talented to another level with this album, love the love triangle, history of her house
  63. Mar 24, 2021
    0
    Muito mais do mesmo, pelo menos esse me deu vontade de dormir. Curou minha insônia.
  64. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    La lírica, el instrumental, la narrativa, todo es perfecto en folklore y cumple con el propósito de contarte historias que pasarán por generaciones, es como leer un libro de fantasía y lleva a tu imaginación a un mundo folklorico. Por eso y más folklore es el álbum del año
  65. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    Hands down the best album of 2020 and one of the top 10 albums ever created and written...
  66. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    For some fans, it might take a couple of spins around the block with this very different model to become re-accustomed to how there’s still the same power under the hood here.
  67. Mar 24, 2021
    10
    This album is absolute perfection. It deserved 100% the aoty grammy. The great lyrics, an amazing production from jack antonoff and aaron dessner, with soothing vocals from taylor and her always magnificent ability of story-telliing. definitely one of her bests
  68. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    One of her best, most perfectly-produced projects ever. In folklore, she wrote a quieter, more thought-provoking chapter in her constantly shapeshifting story.
  69. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    This Album is unbelieveble. this is such a masterpiece! Ms Swift success to show her amazing skill as a songwriter. 10/10 don't trust the critics cause some of them are biased af
  70. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow just wowwwww I love thissss the lyrics are perfectttttt thanks tay tay! Expand
  71. Mar 23, 2021
    8
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  72. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    Perfect indie folk from country, pop singer. All songs delight and inspire. "Lover" was more demanding, and "Folklore" was unusual and striking (this is a kind of return to the basics).
  73. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    The most mature album by Taylor Swift ever. The production is dream like, her vocals are soothing and the showstopper is, of course, her ingenious songwriting.
  74. Mar 22, 2021
    8
    Taylor Swift's 8th studio album "Folklore" is not about ex-boyfriends, but about Taylor Swift's past!

    Some highlights of the album:

    The 1
    Cardigan
    Exile
    August

    What I thought of the album
    the album has a deep history, it is well written, but I thought the album has too many songs, but other than that it is a perfect album

    8/10
  75. Mar 22, 2021
    1
    I didn't enjoy this album for whole listen.worst Taylor Swift record disappointed
  76. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Amazing album... The lyrics, the emotion, the imagery... it's just overall perfect. Thank you Taylor Swift for this masterpiece.
  77. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    This strange summer of arrested development is steadily ending. Folklore will endure long beyond it: as fragmented as Swift is across her eighth album – and much as you hope it doesn’t mark the end of her pop ambitions – her emotional acuity has never been more assured.
  78. Mar 22, 2021
    9
    Folklore (Taylor Swift)
    the 1 - 10/10
    cardigan - 9.5/10
    the last american dynasty - 8.5/10
    exile (feat. bon iver) - 9/10
    my tears ricochet - 9.5/10
    mirror ball - 10/10
    seven - 8/10
    august - 9.5/10
    this is me trying - 9/10
    illicit affairs - 8/10
    invisible string - 9/10
    mad woman - 9.5/10
    epiphany - 9/10
    betty - 8/10
    peace - 9.5/10
    hoax - 9.5/10
    Overall: 9/10
  79. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    Sin duda se convirtió en mi álbum favorito, Taylor se lució al escribir tan lindas canciones, la producción es fenomenal, Por algo es el álbum del año, estoy orgullosa :')
  80. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    This album is what I imagine heaven will sound like. It encompasses every emotion and feeling while still being sonically cohesive.
  81. Mar 22, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Folklore -
    the 1 - 10/10
    cardigan - 9.5/10
    the last american dynasty - 8.5/10
    exile (feat. bon iver) - 9/10
    my tears ricochet - 9.5/10
    mirror ball - 10/10
    seven - 8/10
    august - 9.5/10
    this is me trying - 9/10
    illicit affairs - 8/10
    invisible string - 9/10
    mad woman - 9.5/10
    epiphany - 9/10
    betty - 8/10
    peace - 9.5/10
    hoax - 9.5/10
    Overall: 9/10. I don’t really listen to Taylor Swift but this album is honestly >>> like it sounds more indie than actual pop and the lyrics are so beautiful, you can see taylor put her deepest emotions writing these songs. At first i thought how weird this album won AOTY over Future Nostalgia but now it makes sense. the lyrics, melody, beat, background music, etc are just everything and i can see why people love this album.
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  82. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    The album is filled with cinematic lyricism. It brings me to the fictional scene of “folklore”. It’s also her best album in terms of vocal. If you are tired of those meaningless upbeat pop music, try this out and you will reach the peaceful folklorian wood.
  83. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    this is one of best albums, truly a great masterpiece, full of the storytelling we love from taylor swift but also the production of each song is mindblowing, it's surprising this is her first folk album
  84. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ... Talented, Brilliant, Incredible, Amazing, Showstopping, Spectacular, Never The Same, Totally Unique, Completely Not Ever Been Done Before, Unafraid To Reference Or Not Reference, Put It In A Blender, **** On It, Vomit On It, Eat It, Give Birth To It.... Expand
  85. Mar 22, 2021
    10
    genius 8th studio album from genius and talented artist-songwriter-producer taylor alison swift
  86. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is like a movie, it's so great at story telling! And also it's the ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!! Expand
  87. Mar 21, 2021
    1
    Its pretty bland and boring to this album. I like taylor previous work but this wasn't it
  88. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    This album showcased how great Taylor as a songwriter, amidst of the isolation, Taylor manage to craft a superb album despite the negative instances due to the quarantine. This album will always define the year 2020 quarantine. No doubt that she is the songwriter of her generation, regardless of some songs running in the same tempo, but it is obviously that this album has difference inThis album showcased how great Taylor as a songwriter, amidst of the isolation, Taylor manage to craft a superb album despite the negative instances due to the quarantine. This album will always define the year 2020 quarantine. No doubt that she is the songwriter of her generation, regardless of some songs running in the same tempo, but it is obviously that this album has difference in terms of production unlike what haters used to say. Only tasteless and people who's bland taste would say that this is a boring album. Expand
  89. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    Love every song. The music is so captivating, the lyrics, as always, the best. Taylor really nailed it!
  90. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    Great album, especially lyrically. It sounds too good to be true, and believe it or not, it is true.
  91. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Su música se fue al caño desde 1989, canciones aburridas nada vocales y ritmos pobres.
  92. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    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.
  93. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    A few months has passed since the release of Folklore and i still listening to this record and crying every single time. Taylor sit with us for one hour and three minutes and tell the most heartbreaking songs and if you’re passing for a situation that reminds one of any songs, you probably gonna crack in a million of pieces. Swift definitely change her career releasing this, with noA few months has passed since the release of Folklore and i still listening to this record and crying every single time. Taylor sit with us for one hour and three minutes and tell the most heartbreaking songs and if you’re passing for a situation that reminds one of any songs, you probably gonna crack in a million of pieces. Swift definitely change her career releasing this, with no doubts, her best project. Expand
  94. Aug 28, 2020
    7
    Lyrically, genius. instrumental? Basic. Imma here to edit my rating and change it cuz it's a masterpiece
  95. Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uno de sus mejores discos, es un álbum muy personal con ritmos nada comerciales, sin embargo, la profundidad y los mensajes que emana son muy claros y es una gran obra de arte. Expand
  96. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    nunca ouvi e nem vou, mas a nota pra vai ser zerada pra swift aprender a ter vergonha na cara e parar de zerar albuns de outros artistas para diminuir a nota vai se fuder
  97. Mar 21, 2021
    1
    Ruim de mais! Apesar de boas letras a melodia nao me traz nada além de vontade de dormir.
  98. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Aburridas y repetitivas músicas, contenido básico, poco agraciado, una verdadera lastima de álbum sobrevalorado
  99. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    It's an album very good, although it could have put out another lead single.
  100. Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Lullaby music. I don't know how anyone can listen to those songs. They sound the same, are repetitive and make me wanna fall asleep. Not catchy at all. Just really boring and that's my honest opinion.
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88

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.