Taylor Swift - folklore (July 24, 2020) Album • Page 61

funny how this record would not exist without covid.

but without covid happening, would you of rather seen Taylor on her tour this year or have the existence of this record?

 

this record full stop.

 

Heh, got a press release basically just for Aaron Dessner about Folklore.

Aaron Dessner is a New York-based musician, composer and producer, best known for his work in Grammy®-award winning alternative band The National, whose albums he has co-produced and co-written since the group’s inception in 1999. He began producing outside projects almost a decade ago, developing his own distinctive sound and approach, and an ability to connect with artists from disparate genres. Today, he is excited to announce his involvement in producing and co-writing eleven songs on Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, folklore, out today. Buy/stream the album HERE.

“I'm so very proud of all these songs and profoundly grateful to Taylor for inviting me into and trusting me in her process,” said Dessner. “She is one of the most talented, hardworking and deeply caring artists I've ever encountered. There's a palpable humanity and warmth and raw emotion in these songs that I hope you'll love as much as I do.”

Songs written with & produced by Aaron Dessner on folklore:
1. the 1
2. cardigan
3. the last great american dynasty
4. exile (produced only)
7. seven
11. invisible string
12. mad woman
13. epiphany
14. betty (produced only with Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift)
15. peace
16. hoax

In addition to his writing & production on the album, Aaron also contributed piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mellotron, OP1 and Synth Bass, percussion, bass, drum programming, slide guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, high string guitar, & drone.

Maybe it’s because he’s a twin, but Aaron Dessner says he feels like he was born to collaborate. “My brother Bryce and I grew up sharing a room and playing music at the same time, so it’s always been natural for me to develop ideas with other people.” Bryce is also featured on folklore, providing orchestration on eight songs.

His studio, Long Pond, near Hudson, New York, has become a creative oasis for Dessner and his collaborators -- a place where the beauty of the woods and the water makes it easy to get lost in the moment. “The best music happens when you aren’t overthinking or putting too much pressure on yourself,” he says. “What is most rewarding for me now is to write music and share it with other musicians, to see what strange alchemy happens when someone else adds their own voice, emotion and ideas into it. I think every idea is worth chasing, and every experiment is worthwhile. Sometimes what seems like a discardable fragment is actually the seed of a great song.”

Dessner also collaborates with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on their collaborative project Big Red Machine, and co-founded international music festivals including the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in Wisconsin, Boston Calling, and the National’s own Homecoming festival in Cincinnati. Along with his brother Bryce, Vernon and a community of musicians and creatives, he launched the 37d03d (PEOPLE) collective in 2016. 37d03d produces multi-artist events and operates an independent record label, all with the goal of supporting and encouraging spontaneous collaboration.

 

her shows are a party tho

 

I think it goes without saying that I would sacrifice this album (or any album really) for us to not deal with COVID

 

@Anna Acosta when "Cruel Summer" never got to be a single and yet folklore exists

 

people talking about the exposure justin vernon is gonna get from this......this is going to be HUGE for dessner. good for him

 

yeah, my counterargument would be that the phoebe bridgers had 4+ variants and no one gave her shit. though the counter to THAT counterargument is that variants tend to help smaller business and taylor's primarily contributing to the big machine of the music industry (pun intended).

 

it's truly wild.

the publications that were gonna cover Taylor Swift's new record regardless of style will still cover the Taylor Swift record and the publication that were not gonna cover Taylor Swift's new record regardless of style will still not cover the Taylor Swift record.

 

I like how a critique that I've seen more than once is that it's disingenuous that she did not capitalize any words in the track listing, as if 400 other bands in the past decade haven't released songs with "yr" in the title

 

he deserves more shine than he gets, mainly because he's so quiet.

 

Dance Gavin Dance deadass has like 19 variants for Afterburner

 

How did Dessner find the time to secretly record a whole Taylor Swift album AND lead Antifa? What a champion.

 

Not to go too galaxy brain, conspiracy guy, but what do you think the chances were this album was slated for later in the yar and it got bumped when there were rumblings about a surprise Kanye album? Trying to undercut that a bit. I know she says she doesn't care about Kanye.. but I feel she has lyrics that don't really back that up.

 

One other thing... gateway records are absolutely a thing and Taylor releasing an album like this might just lead a whole new generation of fans to check out a bunch of bands and artists they might not have. That's objectively good, idk Taylor will never win with everyone so I'm just going to go back to being thrilled about folklore now

 

Lol much less mad now compared to the angsty early '00s, I'll give you that.

 

i think it's a nice shift for her when every other major pop and rap act is releasing their song titles as ALL CAPS

 

zero percent chance lol. look around do you see a kanye album anywhere

 

0%. Ye announced Donda last week. There is a negative chance that she got all of this ready in a week, lol.

 

I distinctly remember Red placing in the year end lists of a bunch of p4k writers but the album not even getting reviewed there.

 

a true king

 

no i mean without covid happening.

 

Here’s the thread. I disagree with it as stated.

 

imo kanye should not be brought up in this thread at all