SALT LAKE CITY — My feelings were neutral when Taylor Swift released her surprise album “Folklore” last weekend.
I’ve been familiar with Swift’s music for many years and usually don’t mind listening when it plays on the radio, but I’ve never actively sought it out on my own.
But this album tipped the scales a little for me as I listened to the lovely, melancholy collection of songs and “Folklore” quickly became my favorite Swift album.
“Folklore” is a step further into Swift’s exploration of musical genres from country to pop to, in this case, folk. The music is calm and simple, and the lyrics are reflective and nostalgic, echoing the time in which it was written, amid the isolation of the coronavirus pandemic.
I enjoy listening to many musical genres, but I’m a particular fan of folk music by artists such as The Civil Wars and Bon Iver, with whom Swift duets on this album. In fact, the one Swift song I own is a gorgeous duet with The Civil Wars from “The Hunger Games” soundtrack called “Safe & Sound.”
There is something both sweet and tragic about this genre of music that makes it feel raw, real, relatable, and above all, beautiful.
Swift retains her signature vocal style throughout “Folklore,” but harnesses the folk genre with vivid lyrical imagery and storytelling, and a piano- and guitar-driven sound that reminds me of artists like Lord Huron.
She sings about love being passed on like a folk song in “Seven” and embraces an interesting folk guitar fingerpicking background in “Invisible String.”
As a folk music lover, I feel I have finally found my place in Swift’s repertoire with this album. For me, “Folklore” feels like home.
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2020-07-30 04:00:00Z
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