• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2019
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8.4

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  1. Sep 3, 2019
    3
    it's repetitive, very few creativity, no talent at all. I'll never understand why she has become so famous.
  2. Aug 23, 2019
    3
    I used to love her stuff but most songs on this album seem amateurish and forgettable. She's regressed with this one
  3. Sep 9, 2019
    3
    Meeh I mean her voice is so boring and ins't Magic. Pls get another job girll. I know u r very smart with ur business strategy, but this ins't enough u know
  4. Aug 31, 2019
    3
    Creo que pudo haber sido mejor, pues algunas canciones si son muy rítmicas creo que solo destacan dos en todo el álbum
  5. Sep 1, 2019
    3
    It’s very cringy to hear a woman in her 30’s still sugar coat **** I gave it it an honest chance and thought her sound was going to change but sounds like her older work and I’m not a fan.
  6. Sep 1, 2019
    3
    Sounds like a kids bop album. She is way too old to be writing lyrics like “In my feelings more than Drake” or “Cause shade never made anybody less gay”. The bests songs on this album were mediocre at best cause thats the only kind of music she knows how to make.
  7. Sep 1, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I used to love Taylor Swift songs. The best is 1989 album, this was a mess. Record-breaking sales because of good marketing strategy does not mean it's good. Swifties are delusional. Expand
  8. Sep 2, 2019
    3
    Not what i was waiting ,sorry Taylor but lana is greatness...waiting for new albums
  9. Jan 11, 2020
    3
    Álbum ruim, uma estética Tumblr muito ultrapassada. Além disso as músicas não são legais, e não trouxe nada inovador, não supera e nem vai superar o icônico 1989.
  10. Feb 25, 2021
    3
    Taylor Swift at her rock bottom. Lover has only about 5 good songs (the best highlight being false god and title track) but the rest is 1989 rejects and classic corny, cheesy Taylor. not good.
  11. Jul 4, 2021
    3
    this is definitely one of the most boring albums I've ever listend, and taylor's wort project. it's sad that there are some amazing songs like lover, soon you'll get better, afterglow and cruel summer, lost among a bunch of fillers and boring as hell songs.
    I'll never understand why there's 18 tracks on this album, when it could have easily been a 8 tracks ep. It's just a complete disappointment.
  12. Sep 3, 2019
    2
    meh, as usual. like an unseasoned, undercooked chicken breast. honestly you don’t get more basic and boring than this.
  13. Aug 31, 2019
    2
    On an album premised on leaving the past behind, these are the songs that suggest a way forward. In recent years, it’s been clear that the less Swift sets her own terms, the more challenges she’ll face. And so on “Lover,” she’s back to steering.
  14. Sep 3, 2019
    2
    Album went no where. It’s just repeat of the same old same old. I loved I forgot that you existed and that’s how I feel about this album.
  15. Aug 31, 2019
    2
    “I Forgot You Existed” and “The Man” are the only songs I could listen to from beginning to end without skipping parts. The album as a whole is a disappointment and a downgrade from her work on Reputation which had more attitude and originality.
  16. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Just having noticed this was her most critically-acclaimed album to date, I gave it a listen and was appalled at the rating. She is in her 30s, a grown woman, and was more mature at age 15.

    The lyrics are embarrassing and tone-deaf; she waited over a decade to make any kind of sociopolitical statement (or any statement at all, in fact, that wasn’t directly pertaining to her being
    Just having noticed this was her most critically-acclaimed album to date, I gave it a listen and was appalled at the rating. She is in her 30s, a grown woman, and was more mature at age 15.

    The lyrics are embarrassing and tone-deaf; she waited over a decade to make any kind of sociopolitical statement (or any statement at all, in fact, that wasn’t directly pertaining to her being victimized and purportedly wronged by the public, other famous women and her string of exes alike), and her contribution? “YOU NEED TO CAAAALM DOWN, YOU'RE BEING TOOOO LOUD.” If only
    Taylor took her own highly patronizing advice and shut her offkey mouth.

    And, unsurprisingly, the lead single, “Me!” is another juvenile egocentric embarrassment, as observed via the title alone. There’s a very good reason she stopped winning Grammys as of her two most recent records; the whining child persona is not charming, and content remains as dull as Swift herself. Her only saving grace thus far has been decent lyrics, so given she is perpetually 30 going on 13, it appears her expiration date has finally arrived.
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  17. Aug 23, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Falta autenticidade e maturidade. A Taylor, sem dúvidas, evoluiu em performances, mas a musicalidade continua sendo infantil tal quanto às anteriores. Ela tem um grande potencial e eu adoraria vê-la em pleno exercício do seu melhor. Expand
  18. Aug 23, 2019
    2
    The Lover album by Taylor Swift is one of her worst, the production kinda sucks, the lyrics are kinda childish, and i swear a couple songs sound the same. I will say this The Man, The Archer, MS&THP , Cornelia Street And London Boy are good songs.
  19. Aug 23, 2019
    2
    Um album cansativo, com sonoridades repetitivas...Isso é o que podemos esperar de Taylor Swift, uma artista cliché, previsível, a mais fabricada que essa indústria já viu, não arrisca, não inova, creio que está na hora de sair de cena e deixar a imagem descansar por longos 7 anos de intervalo na carreira.
  20. Aug 24, 2019
    2
    This album is just not it. I have become a fan of taylor swift after she released 1989, and I also absolutely loved reputation. This album has a lot of repetitive beats and melodies and very weak lyrics compared to taylor’s songwriting talent. A very disappointing work of art. Would not recommend at all.
  21. Aug 24, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Isn't so good cause' the rithm is a little bit old, It would's be better if'll got a R&B most lover Expand
  22. Aug 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I give this album 2, because it has only 2 good songs. I think this is spravedlivo. Expand
  23. Aug 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me gustó, siento que Taylor pudo haber dado más, todos los singles tienen el mismo sonido. Bah. Expand
  24. Aug 30, 2019
    2
    Even the bright spots in the album’s composition—the off-beat piano cascades in “Death By A Thousand Cuts” and the pulsating synth of “Cruel Summer” hat Taylor seems like she’s never been better. She’s unburdened by love, and that explosive happiness makes itself present across this record.
  25. Sep 1, 2019
    2
    A few good tracks but mostly just another bland pop record. The song Lover is pretty good but there really isn’t much growth since Taylor’s previous albums. Country Taylor will always be superior.
  26. Aug 31, 2019
    2
    found it to be a bit stale, repetitive, and not much going on sonically. it left a bad taste in my mouth.
  27. Aug 31, 2019
    2
    Not great at all I excepted something more than that but I can listen 2 of these songs
  28. Sep 5, 2019
    2
    Esse álbum faz a crescente carreira de Taylor voltar a estaca zero. É um retrocesso, dadas as músicas de temáticas vazias e infantis. Uma pena que as produções de Joel Little e Jack Antonoff tenham sido usadas a favor disso, mas nem mesmo esses produtores de calibre conseguiram salvar Swift de suas letras. Lover é um álbum para satisfazer os fãs da cantora; não há avanço, não há esmero,Esse álbum faz a crescente carreira de Taylor voltar a estaca zero. É um retrocesso, dadas as músicas de temáticas vazias e infantis. Uma pena que as produções de Joel Little e Jack Antonoff tenham sido usadas a favor disso, mas nem mesmo esses produtores de calibre conseguiram salvar Swift de suas letras. Lover é um álbum para satisfazer os fãs da cantora; não há avanço, não há esmero, não há intenção. Apenas visão para vendas. Lamentável Expand
  29. Aug 31, 2019
    2
    I heard every songs and really it's like a album for sleep. I adore Taylor, but this album is bad.
  30. Aug 31, 2019
    2
    Comparando sus últimos trabajos. Desde su inicio en el pop. No hay nada nuevo en su música y en su ritmo. En la manera de componer las letras es increíble. Pero nos ha traído el mismo álbum una y otra vez.
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.