Folklore is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released through Republic Records on July 24, 2020, eleven months after its predecessor, Lover. The album eschews the upbeat pop production of Swift’s previous albums for mellow ballads driven by piano and guitar. Critics mostly describe the album as indie folk, alternative rock, and electro-folk, while a few classify it as pop.
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Folklore is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was a surprise album, released through Republic Records on July 24, 2020, eleven months after its predecessor, Lover. The album eschews the upbeat pop production of Swift’s previous albums for mellow ballads driven by piano and guitar. Critics mostly describe the album as indie folk, alternative rock, and electro-folk, while a few classify it as pop. Folklore received universal acclaim, with emphasis on its relaxed atmosphere, emotional weight, and poetic lyricism. It reached number one in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the album and its tracks garnered five nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the year. It spent eight weeks at number one, making it the longest-running chart-topper since 2017. All of its 16 tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. The lead single \”Cardigan\” became Swift’s sixth US number-one single, making her the first act to debut atop both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneous. A documentary on the making of Folklore with a performance of its songs, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, was released on November 25, 2020,. It was released along with its live album. Swift wrote and recorded the album during the COVID-19 pandemic, conceiving it as \”a collection of songs and stories that flowed like a stream of consciousness\” rising out of her imagination.
During the YouTube premiere countdown to the album’s music video, Swift hinted that the album lyrics contained many of her signature Easter eggs. She referred to album as a full of escapism and full of imagery, all of which could be seen up and down the timeline. She wrote the first song for the album, ‘Tproxx’, as a hand-drawn ‘proxx’ that she wrote for the U.S. version of the movie ‘Tron’ Music critics dubbed it a bold move for Swift to experiment with indie genres unconventional to her usual styles, and publications listed it amongst the best albums of 2020. According to Republic Records, Folk Lore sold two million copies in its first week globally. Debuting atop the Billboard. 200 chart, Folk lore was Swift’s seventh number-1 album in the United States, and the best-selling album of 2020 in the US. It also reached top-10 in Australia, Canadian, Ireland,. Malaysia, New. Zealand, Singapore and the UK. The first single, ‘Cardigan’, became Swift’s sixth US no.1 single, and her first top-five single in the UK, as well as her third number-two single in Australia and Canada. The second single, ‘My Ricochet’, became the first single to reach the top of the US Hot 100 chart. The third song, ’My Tears’ was released as a single on July 23, 2020.
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