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It was 2020's fastest album to move a million units, [178] the longest-running number-one album by a woman on the Billboard 200 since Reputation, [179] and the first to spend its first four weeks at the top since Adele's 25 (2015); [180] Swift became the first 21st-century act to have six albums each spend four weeks atop, [181] and the first solo/female artist (after the Beatles) to have five albums each top the chart for six weeks or more.

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The title was inspired by the lasting legacy of folk songs, whereas its visual aesthetic reflects cottagecore. Its lyrics portray Swift as a disco ball, pertaining to the reflective quality, describing her ability to entertain people with her music by making herself her vulnerable and sensitive. Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings]. The arrival of Taylor Swift's Folklore is proof folk music is having a moment – but she's late to the shindig". On July 23, 2020, nine photos were uploaded to Swift's Instagram account, all without captions, forming a black and white image of the singer standing alone in a forest.Alongside the film's premiere, Swift's third live album, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (From the Disney+ Special), containing the acoustic versions from the film, was released to streaming platforms. It was accompanied by a music video posted to YouTube, directed by Swift and produced by Jil Hardin. It begins with a plodding piano and reaches a dramatic climax accompanied by strings, synths [80] and harmonies.

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Describing Folklore as a bold attempt, Hannah Mylrea of NME praised Swift's ability to evoke vivid imagery, but said that the 16-song run can "sometimes drag slightly". It made Swift the first act to have the best-selling album of a calendar year five times, following Fearless (2009), 1989, Reputation, and Lover. All of its 16 tracks debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 chart together, with "Cardigan", "Exile", and "The 1" in the top-10. Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into.said Folklore is a laid-back pop record, [46] Variety 's Chris Willman [47] and Pitchfork 's Jillian Mapes specified it as chamber pop, [48] Michael Sumsion of PopMatters described it as a blend of chamber-pop and alt-folk, [49] and Raisa Bruner of Time deemed it "alternative pop-folk". Antonoff, with whom Swift worked on five songs from the album, operated from New York City while Sisk recorded Swift's vocals in Los Angeles. Betty" is the only song on the album produced by both Dessner and Antonoff; Swift was influenced by Bob Dylan's The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) and John Wesley Harding (1967) for its composition. Judging from its acclaim and commercial success, critic Tom Hull concluded that Swift "caught the spirit of the times" with Folklore.

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Cardigan", "Exile", and "The 1" charted in the top-10 of the New Zealand singles chart, and "The Last Great American Dynasty" placed 13th. The Ringer noted that Antonoff confers a synth-based style to the record, while Dessner contributes a piano-leaning sound, and linked Folklore to two songs on Lover—" The Archer" and "It's Nice to Have a Friend"—as Swift's albums "usually have a couple tracks that harken back to the previous album or wind up connecting them to the next".She styled herself, including hair, makeup and wardrobe, and prescribed Garrabrant a specific moodboard. Critics mostly categorize Folklore as an alternative, indie folk, and electro-folk album departing from the pop maximalism and synth-driven sound of Swift's previous works. Swift became the first woman with seven Billboard 200 number-one debuts and tied Janet Jackson for the third-most number-ones. Upon release, Folklore broke the record for the biggest opening day on Spotify for an album by a female act. Its tracks "The 1", [152] "Cardigan", [153] "The Last Great American Dynasty", [154] "Exile", [155] "Mirrorball", [72] "Seven", [156] "August", [157] "This Is Me Trying", [158] "Invisible String" [159] and "Betty" [160] were also named among the best songs of 2020.