folklore by Taylor Swift - Uhune

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A mere 11 months passed between the release of Lover and its surprise follow-up, but it feels like a lifetime. Written and recorded remotely during the first few months of the global pandemic, folklore finds the 30-year-old singer-songwriter teaming up with The National’s Aaron Dessner and longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff for a set of ruminative and relatively lo-fi bedroom pop that’s worlds away from its predecessor. When Swift opens “the 1”—a sly hybrid of plaintive piano and her naturally bouncy delivery—with “I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit,” you’d be forgiven for thinking it was another update from quarantine, or a comment on her broadening sensibilities. But Swift’s channeled her considerable energies into writing songs here that double as short stories and character studies, from Proustian flashbacks (“cardigan,” which bears shades of Lana Del Rey) to outcast widows (“the last great american dynasty”) and doomed relationships (“exile,” a heavy-hearted duet with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon). It’s a work of great texture and imagination. “Your braids like a pattern/Love you to the moon and to Saturn,” she sings on “seven,” the tale of two friends plotting an escape. “Passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long.” For a songwriter who has mined such rich detail from a life lived largely in public, it only makes sense that she’d eventually find inspiration in isolation.

1. the 1

by Taylor Swift

Acoustic Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Drum Programming: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Mellotron: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Percussion: Jason Treuting; Performer
Performer: Aaron Dessner
Thomas Bartlett
Yuki Numata Resnick
Jason Treuting; Performer
Lyricist: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Engineer: Kyle Resnick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Thomas Bartlett
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Synthesizer Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Viola: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Violin: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Recording: Aaron Dessner
Jonathan Low; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Low
Aaron Dessner
Randy Merrill
Laura Sisk
Kyle Resnick; Production
Vocal Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

2. cardigan

by Taylor Swift

Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Cello: Clarice Jensen; Performer
Drum Programming: James Mcalister
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Mellotron: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Percussion: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Clarice Jensen
James Mcalister
Yuki Numata Resnick
Benjamin Lanz
Dave Nelson
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Composer
Engineer: Aaron Dessner
Bella Blasko
Kyle Resnick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Recording: Jonathan Low
Aaron Dessner; Production
Synthesizer: Benjamin Lanz
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Trombone: Dave Nelson; Performer
Viola: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Violin: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Studio Personnel: Randy Merrill
Laura Sisk
Aaron Dessner
Kyle Resnick
Jonathan Low
Bella Blasko; Production
Vocal Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

3. the last great american dynasty

by Taylor Swift

Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Drum Programming: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Composer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Drums: Jt Bates; Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Keyboard: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Percussion: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Jt Bates
Rob Moose
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Slide Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Synthesizer: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Viola: Rob Moose; Performer
Violin: Rob Moose; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Rob Moose
Bryce Dessner; Other
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Recording: Aaron Dessner
Jonathan Low; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Low
Randy Merrill
Aaron Dessner
Laura Sisk; Production
Vocal Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other

4. exile

by Taylor Swift, Bon Iver

Drum Programming: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Featured Artist: Bon Iver; Main Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Percussion: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Aaron Dessner
Rob Moose; Performer
Lyricist: Justin Vernon
William Bowery
Taylor Swift; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner
Joe Alwyn; Production
Synthesizer: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift
Bon Iver; Main Performer
Viola: Rob Moose; Performer
Violin: Rob Moose; Performer
Composer: William Bowery
Justin Vernon
Taylor Swift; Composer
Recording: Jonathan Low
Aaron Dessner; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Low
Laura Sisk
Aaron Dessner
Justin Vernon
Randy Merrill; Production
Vocal Engineer: Justin Vernon
Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Justin Vernon
Taylor Swift
William Bowery; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

5. my tears ricochet

by Taylor Swift

Composer: Taylor Swift; Composer
Background Vocals: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Bass: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Keyboard: Evan Smith
Jack Antonoff; Performer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Percussion: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Performer: Jack Antonoff
Bobby Hawk
Evan Smith; Performer
Piano: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Saxophone: Evan Smith; Performer
Strings: Bobby Hawk; Performer
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Joe Alwyn; Production
Programming: Evan Smith
Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording: Jack Antonoff
Laura Sisk
Lorenzo Wolff; Production
Recording Assistant: Jon Sher
John Rooney; Production
Studio Personnel: John Hanes
John Rooney
Lorenzo Wolff
Jon Sher
Serban Ghenea
Laura Sisk
Randy Merrill
Jack Antonoff; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift; Other

6. mirrorball

by Taylor Swift

Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Guitar: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Keyboard: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Percussion: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Performer: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Composer: Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swift; Composer
Lyricist: Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swift; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Production
Programming: Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording: Jack Antonoff
Laura Sisk; Production
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
Jack Antonoff
John Hanes; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Other

7. seven

by Taylor Swift

Acoustic Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Cello: Clarice Jensen; Performer
Drum Programming: Aaron Dessner
Bryan Devendorf; Performer
Drums: Jt Bates; Performer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Composer
Engineer: Kyle Resnick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Percussion: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Performer: Bryan Devendorf
Clarice Jensen
Aaron Dessner
Yuki Numata Resnick
Jt Bates; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Synthesizer: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Viola: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Violin: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Recording: Aaron Dessner
Jonathan Low; Production
Studio Personnel: Kyle Resnick
Jonathan Low
Randy Merrill
Aaron Dessner; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

8. august

by Taylor Swift

Bass: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Electric Guitar: Evan Smith; Performer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Flute: Evan Smith; Performer
Guitar: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Keyboard: Evan Smith
Jack Antonoff; Performer
Percussion: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Performer: Jonathan Low
Evan Smith
Jack Antonoff
Bobby Hawk; Performer
Saxophone: Evan Smith; Performer
Strings: Bobby Hawk; Performer
Synthesizer Bass: Jonathan Low; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Joe Alwyn; Production
Programming: Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording: Jack Antonoff
Mike Williams
Laura Sisk
Jon Gautier; Production
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Jack Antonoff
Randy Merrill
Jon Gautier
Jonathan Low
Mike Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Other

9. this is me trying

by Taylor Swift

Composer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Composer
Background Vocals: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Bass: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Keyboard: Jack Antonoff
Evan Smith; Performer
Lyricist: Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swift; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Organ: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Percussion: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Performer: Evan Smith
Jack Antonoff
Bobby Hawk; Performer
Saxophone: Evan Smith; Performer
Strings: Bobby Hawk; Performer
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swift
Joe Alwyn; Production
Programming: Jack Antonoff; Production
Recording: Jack Antonoff
Laura Sisk
Lorenzo Wolff; Production
Recording Assistant: John Rooney
Jon Sher; Production
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Jon Sher
Serban Ghenea
John Rooney
Randy Merrill
John Hanes
Jack Antonoff
Lorenzo Wolff; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Other

10. illicit affairs

by Taylor Swift

Accordion: Evan Smith; Performer
Lyricist: Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swift; Composer
Electric Guitar: Jack Antonoff
Evan Smith; Performer
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Jack Antonoff
Evan Smith; Performer
Composer: Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swift; Composer
Bass: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Drum Programming: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
Jack Antonoff
John Hanes; Production
Keyboard: Evan Smith
Jack Antonoff; Performer
Pedal Steel: Mikey Freedom Hart; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Programming: Evan Smith; Production
Recording: Laura Sisk
Jack Antonoff; Production
Percussion: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Performer: Jack Antonoff
Evan Smith
Mikey Freedom Hart; Performer
Saxophone: Evan Smith; Performer
Producer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Joe Alwyn; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff; Other

11. invisible string

by Taylor Swift

Acoustic Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Cello: Clarice Jensen; Performer
Drum Programming: Aaron Dessner
James Mcalister; Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: James Mcalister
Clarice Jensen
Aaron Dessner
Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Composer
Engineer: Kyle Resnick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Mellotron: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Percussion: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Synthesizer: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Viola: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Violin: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Recording: Aaron Dessner
Jonathan Low; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Low
Kyle Resnick
Randy Merrill
Aaron Dessner; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

12. mad woman

by Taylor Swift

Acoustic Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Cello: Clarice Jensen; Performer
Drum Programming: James Mcalister
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Aaron Dessner
James Mcalister
Yuki Numata Resnick
Clarice Jensen; Performer
Lyricist: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Engineer: Kyle Resnick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Composer: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Composer
Percussion: Aaron Dessner
James Mcalister; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Synthesizer: Aaron Dessner
James Mcalister; Performer
Viola: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Violin: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Recording: Aaron Dessner
Jonathan Low; Production
Studio Personnel: John Hanes
Randy Merrill
Aaron Dessner
Kyle Resnick
Jonathan Low
Serban Ghenea; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

13. epiphany

by Taylor Swift

Cello: Clarice Jensen; Performer
Drums: Jt Bates; Performer
Electric Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Dave Nelson
Yuki Numata Resnick
Aaron Dessner
Kyle Resnick
Clarice Jensen
Jt Bates; Performer
Lyricist: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Engineer: Dave Nelson
Clarice Jensen
Jt Bates
Benjamin Lanz
Kyle Resnick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Trombone: Dave Nelson; Performer
Trumpet: Kyle Resnick; Performer
Viola: Yuki Numata Resnick; Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Recording: Jonathan Low
Aaron Dessner; Production
Studio Personnel: Benjamin Lanz
Kyle Resnick
Laura Sisk
Clarice Jensen
John Hanes
Aaron Dessner
Dave Nelson
Serban Ghenea
Randy Merrill
Jt Bates
Jonathan Low; Production
Vocal Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Bryce Dessner; Other

14. betty

by Taylor Swift

Composer: Taylor Swift
William Bowery; Composer
Bass: Jack Antonoff
Aaron Dessner; Performer
Clarinet: Evan Smith; Performer
Drums: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Guitar: Jack Antonoff
Aaron Dessner
Josh Kaufman; Performer
Harmonica: Josh Kaufman; Performer
Mellotron: Mikey Freedom Hart
Jack Antonoff; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Lyricist: William Bowery
Taylor Swift; Composer
Recording Assistant: John Rooney; Production
Organ: Jack Antonoff; Performer
Pedal Steel: Mikey Freedom Hart; Performer
Percussion: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Producer: Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Aaron Dessner
Joe Alwyn; Production
Performer: Aaron Dessner
Jack Antonoff
Mikey Freedom Hart
Josh Kaufman
Evan Smith; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Saxophone: Evan Smith; Performer
Recording: Laura Sisk
Aaron Dessner
Jack Antonoff
Jonathan Low; Production
Studio Personnel: John Hanes
Aaron Dessner
John Rooney
Jonathan Low
Serban Ghenea
Laura Sisk
Randy Merrill
Jack Antonoff; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
William Bowery; Other
Wurlitzer Organ: Mikey Freedom Hart; Other

15. peace

by Taylor Swift

Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Lyricist: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Engineer: Justin Vernon; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Recording: Jonathan Low
Aaron Dessner; Production
Synthesizer Programming: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Studio Personnel: Randy Merrill
Aaron Dessner
Justin Vernon
Jonathan Low
Laura Sisk; Production
Vocal Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Justin Vernon
Aaron Dessner; Other

16. hoax

by Taylor Swift

Guitar: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Performer: Aaron Dessner
Rob Moose; Performer
Piano: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Composer: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Lyricist: Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift; Composer
Engineer: Rob Moose; Production
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill; Production
Mixing: Jonathan Low; Production
Producer: Aaron Dessner; Production
Primary Artist: Taylor Swift; Main Performer
Recording: Aaron Dessner
Jonathan Low; Production
Synthesizer Bass: Aaron Dessner; Performer
Viola: Rob Moose; Performer
Studio Personnel: Laura Sisk
Jonathan Low
Randy Merrill
Aaron Dessner
Rob Moose; Production
Vocal Engineer: Laura Sisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Rob Moose; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 3 minutes and 38 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

14/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative

Label

Taylor Swift

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 23, 2020

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

602435034782