Lover
by Taylor Swift
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2019
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 9316 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7,836 out of 9316
  2. Mixed: 241 out of 9316
  3. Negative: 1,239 out of 9316
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  1. howtodisappearr
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    no...jus no. not that good and doesn’t deserve aoty try again next time????
  2. musicexpertstea
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    best album of the awarded taylor swift. this album reflects her thoughts and her maturity she is getting day by day. this album talks about a lot of topics like equality. a really discussed one in the current decade. and she also shows her new more positive view of love and all what that concerns. lyrics on flick and her voice is showing a whole new power and she is testing her differentsbest album of the awarded taylor swift. this album reflects her thoughts and her maturity she is getting day by day. this album talks about a lot of topics like equality. a really discussed one in the current decade. and she also shows her new more positive view of love and all what that concerns. lyrics on flick and her voice is showing a whole new power and she is testing her differents fades, this is also made for the sounds which are very different to each other in every song… Expand
  3. paoliello
    Sep 2, 2019
    8
    A melodic album with a hint of monotony. Good vocals, a few superb singles, overly advertised - classic Ms. Swift. Just fine overall.
  4. Haj204
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    It's one of the best albums I have ever heard almost all of the songs are really good - Masterpiece as another word to describe it - it's so romantic and well made Taylor Swift did an amazing job at this album .
  5. Kylierose
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Such an amazing album lyrically with fun songs in between such as paper rings or ME!
  6. Polarized22
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    It definitely is her best album. Maybe some songs are sonically not stuck in my head but it definitely serves its purposes of being in the daylight and feeling the sense of being personal with an artist. Its like were reading in her diary.
  7. iggystain
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    This album is so so boring, like everything she makes, and I am a taylor stan. This album is so so boring, like everything she makes, and I am a taylor stan. This album is so so boring, like everything she makes, and I am a taylor stan.
  8. iamthatbiatch95
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    What can i say? Lover is sooo amazing. Taylor Swift did not disappoint me.
  9. LiviaStafer
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Probably Taylor's best album to date, is inventive and experiments with different genres of music. We have a little jazz going on on the extremely sexual False God and a Avril Lavigne 06' pop-punk with Paper Rings and Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince.
    Taylor isn't afraid of telling the world how she feels about Joe Alwyn and to show every process of their relationship. The cruel    Probably Taylor's best album to date, is inventive and experiments with different genres of music. We have a little jazz going on on the extremely sexual False God and a Avril Lavigne 06' pop-punk with Paper Rings and Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince.
    Taylor isn't afraid of telling the world how she feels about Joe Alwyn and to show every process of their relationship. The cruel start, the errors and the rights, the moments of anxiety and the moments of clarity. As true love, it's not always great but it's Golden.
    A love letter for love is indeed the best description someone could put to this album.    … Expand
  10. Aljouharaal
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Aamaaazziiinnnggg. Amazing
  11. rodolfodealmeid
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    An amazing album. Taylor has shown that she is definitely one of the biggest names of the industry. What a great experience!
  12. Rwb
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quality songs throughout the album. Personal (not singles, yet) favorites: Daylight (this song is really affecting), Cruel Summer, Afterglow, I Think He Knows, Cornelia Street, Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince, and The Man. This is a solid album that you can listen to on repeat and will remain high-quality over the years.… Expand
  13. s201
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    Terrible. **** Taylor and **** her petty disgusting fans. Go listen to Norman ****ing Rockwell
  14. gabbs_r
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Definitely her best 100% pop album so far. The production is outstanding, and the lyrics are marvelous.
  15. popstaraddict
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    brilliant, amazing, awesome just overall a good album. best songs like daylight and afterglow shines like golden daylight
  16. onlyuzmalik
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Álbum maravilhoso, soronidade perfeita, composição impecável, a Taylor e o Jack fizeram um ótimo trabalho, sem dúvidas um dos melhores dela, uma perfeita mistura de Red + 1989
  17. Mauve
    Sep 2, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here’s how much I enjoyed each song:
    1. I Think He Knows 9.5
    2. Lover 9
    3. Death By A Thousand Cuts 8.5
    4. Soon You’ll Get Better 8
    5. Cruel Summer 8
    6. Paper Rings 8
    7. I Forgot That You Existed 8
    8. The Man 7.5
    9. London Boy 6
    10. Cornelia Street 6
    11. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince 6
    12. False God 6
    13. The Archer 5.5
    14. Afterglow 5.5
    15. Daylight 4.5
    16. YNTCD 4
    17. It’s Nice To Have A Friend 3
    18. ME! 0.5
    (Averaging out to 6-6.5)
    Like all Taylor’s albums I’ve listened to in full, Lover is a very mixed bag. However, I think the positives outweigh the negatives. While she isn’t the best vocalist, she manages to keep her singing interesting with emotive inflections of her voice, especially on I Forgot That You Existed. I Think He Knows delivers CRJ-esque pop surprisingly just about as good as Carly delivers. The title track is undeniably beautiful. Soon You’ll Get Better is beautifully written to her mom battling cancer. Paper Rings is another great track this album absolutely couldn’t do without. However, there’s plenty of tracks I found myself forgetting even after multiple listens: Afterglow, Daylight, and It’s Nice To Have A Friend. Furthermore, the first two singles deliver lyrical content that’ll make you regret checking out the song. From “hey kids, spelling is fun” to “there’s a lot of lame guys out there” to “you can’t spell awesome without me” ... ya uhm yikes. Then there’s YNTCD serving us “could you just not” to “shade never made anybody less gay” to “7 A.eaaM.” I feel bad ranking YNTCD too poorly though bc I like the instrumental n melody and ehh there was an attempt at showing her strong support to the LGBT community, which is sweet, I love the thought of that. I also appreciate the petition and music video associated with it, so I can’t hate it *that* much, I guess. I’d be lying if I said I always skipped it, only sometimes.
    Anyway, bottom line is that it’s a mixed bag just like 1989 and reputation.    … Expand
  18. QuynhPham
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    This album is really wonderful from my point of view. The beat, the rhythm, sounds and so on is really amazing. Also I could say that this time every song in the album contains a good story, and speak out her personal political opinion as well.
  19. afterglowmez13
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    a unique album that introduces us to Taylor's pastel pink world full of golden, cruel and false love. a very sonically cohesive album
  20. ume1994
    Sep 2, 2019
    1
    平庸、流俗且毫无新意的一张专辑，甚至一首能听的歌都没有。
  21. nmsl
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a masterpiece! 我劝那些恶意刷低分的人趁早司马，好好滚去听你主子的专辑，见不得别的专辑优秀就想办法把你主子自己的专辑变得更优秀，而不是去恶意给别人刷差评！… Expand
  22. Tee13
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is one of the best album of Taylor Swift it’s so beautiful and so personal of her I love it so much 10/10… Expand
  23. Daunyielleatme
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    It's about love in different spectrums and point of views. It's also mixed with different sounds that makes it very unique and lovely.
  24. albertmarques7
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    It’s a celebration of love in its all complexity. She came with something pretty much different than the Reputation album.
  25. vesperfox
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    I'm so deeply in love with this album. It's possibly Taylor Swift's best work yet. The lyrics showcase her growth as a songwriter, and I'm quite sure 'Lover' will be a popular wedding song for decades to come. Listening to Lover has got me thinking about and feeling love in all sorts of ways - whether it's romantic, platonic, or familial. It's a whole masterpiece!
  26. qweasd6302
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you ask me which is my favorite song in this album? I'll say I can't answer, cus all of them are perfect and phenomenal.
    No matter what is your mood today, you can always find a song to celebrate or comfort yourself.    … Expand
  27. Aieie
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    Absolute favorite. Her songwriting is the best I’ve ever seen. It’s such a delicate album.
  28. cxy900
    Sep 2, 2019
    9
    i'm a fan of lana del rey and i feel so ashamed to see all the negative things other lana stans are commenting. i know, swifties did this too, they gave lana a bad score just because she isn't taylor. BUT CAN Y'ALL PLEASE STOP? lana and taylor like each other so why are the fandoms acting so extremely immature? just support each other, it's sad to see so much hate :((
  29. Doha
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    It is a best album in life and i like it a lo, and i hop Taylor swift keep doing this stars
  30. randompersonha
    Sep 1, 2019
    1
    Um what is this... half of the songs are skips and are boring and a third are just horrible. Not revisiting this anytime soon
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. musicOMH.com
    Sep 9, 2019
    70
    It’s an album that screams out for an editor, but when it hits the right notes, it demonstrates just why Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
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  2. PopMatters
    Sep 3, 2019
    70
    Ultimately, Lover is overstuffed and meandering, but serves as a positive reprieve from her past struggles in the public eye, and represents an artist at the peak of her creativity, power, and—one hopes—continued romantic bliss.
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  3. The Quietus
    Sep 3, 2019
    80
    Lover is a fabulous record, full of super-fun standout pop hits that make your heart burst. It oozes with Swift’s much more palatable upbeat sass. She’s in love and also thinking about different kinds of love.
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