Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' album goes beyond story-telling & love-stories, Read review

Taylor Swift is on her way to revamp her country roots. latest step in this direction is Taylor Swift’s 8th album Folklore. country-turned-pop artist surprised everybody when she anunced album on July 23, 2020, and released it within few hours of its anuncement. So how is Folklore different from Taylor Swift’s 7th album Lover? How did this pandemic affect her songwriting and her expertise in story-telling?

Taylor Swift’s 'Folklore' wins with its subtle tunes and stories

Taylor Swift is master story-teller and queen of breakup songs. But over years, songstress has transformed herself in many ways. Her songs are t only a glimpse of her personal journey but also explain her whims, dreams, and aspirations. Every album that Taylor Swift writes is a reflection of her trajectories, losses, and wins.

Taylor Swift approached start of her 30s with her 2019 album Lover. Through this 7th studio album, she talked about her dreamy love affair with boyfriend Joe Alwyn, her political stand and or life stories. But while Taylor was planning to take Lover around globe, Coronavirus pandemic brought world to a standstill. This standstill gave Taylor Swift a moment with her thoughts and life experiences.

Naturally, this four months’ quarantine resulted in an album that many Swifties have deemed as something that “saved 2020”. Taylor Swift’s brand new album folklore can be compared to a peaceful walk in a beautiful forest. As Taylor embarks on this 16-song journey, she is lost in her memories and visions. In comparison to Lover’s energy seen in peppy tracks such as You Need To Calm Down, folklore actually offers a state of calm and gives a sense of introspection.

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first song in  album,  1, which talks about a teen lover affair in summer that could have ended happily. Just like any or teen love story, song deals with time and and how times were simpler back n y could have been something more than just a teen love affair. songs Betty and August are written on same lines. second song Cardigan and its music video indicate how Taylor's music helped her stay afloat as waves of uncertainty and toxicity hit her.

Taylor Swift’s album Folklore takes a sharp turn with songs Last American Dynasty and Seven. first song draws a parallel between Taylor Swift and late American composer Rebekah Harkness. song focuses on how Taylor and Rebekah suffered as y live under a constant spotlight. song seven focuses on a childhood friendship that Taylor swift remembered during her walk and struggles are friend faced at of seven.

moment Taylor Swift anunced folklore she also anunced that she has collaborated with her “musical heroes” Bon Iver and National. This unexpected collaboration delivered a promising hit in form of Exile. Taylor Swift and Bon Iver’s Justin Vern deliver a song that tells a tale about a couple who has broken up due to issues that can never be mended. Justin Vern’s collab with Taylor is t something that Swifties expected after hearing Brendon Urie on Me!

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My tears ricochet and hoax talk about a doomed love affair that showed signs of toxicity from start. Taylor Swift, who kws how to turn a breakup into a tell-all-tale, recalls se incidents and moves on swiftly. folklore album would have been incomplete without dedicating a song to Taylor’s lover Joe Alwyn. song invisible string gives fans a new glimpse into ir fairy-tale love story.

Overall Taylor Swift delivers an album that shows put her personal life and singing career into perspective. pandemic t only helped Taylor look back but also create a strong and passionate impression about her past and her aspirational future. Without any bubble-gum pop, folklore gives Taylor Swift’s country-roots and pop queen status a brand new im. An im that has evolved with her and stands as a testimony of a young girl’s journey in music industry.

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