evermore

It was okay. I don't think it deserves to be on this list, but I don't want to be a hater. So let's go with a 3.

Liked it more than I thought I would, drags on for a bit though. I enjoyed having it in the background

I was surprised for that such a recent album was on the list (2020). I like the bands that contributed to a few tracks on the album. Because of my daughters I have a soft spot for Swift's '1989' album. On this first listen all of the songs were okay but nothing really grabbed me. I kept waiting for a hook. A little bit of the language made me wonder if Swift was trying on a more "gritty' image. "Gold Rush", "Coney Island", and "Long Story Short" are the favorites, but this album firmly resides in "okay".

Didnt think I'd enjoy it but I did. Not as great as the hype, but thats the way it is with pop

Buen disco. Se nota la calidad de la producción y la calidad de Taylor, pero creo que aún está lejos de trascender como para ser un disco que se deba escuchar antes de morir, no niego que los premios ganados no hayan sido merecidos, pero aún no deja un legado

nice homogenic, got a bit boring at some point, nevertheless good stuff

Faded into the background.

Kind of immemorable.

Yeah this did nothing for me. I think outside of No Body No Crime, I just did not care about a single song on this album. When I got to the bonus songs I went "no I'm done" and shut it off. It's not bad, I know it's fine, I even like quite a few of Taylor's songs, but none of them are on this album.

Wow, this was very boring. Almost everything has some I - V - vi - IV chord progression, with "champagne problems" as the worst. They're not even trying to hide the piano 101 skill level.

Music to commute to a suburban cubicle by.

An unsettling definition of beige dressed as Americana.

While I may be white, I am not a high school girl so this album does nothing for me. It is as bland and uninteresting as its cover art. All the songs are about relationships and they all sound the same. This is a prime example of the argument that pop music is garbage.

It's ok. Overhyped. TS had a choice to continue down this path and get serious but instead we're getting songs about her boyfriend's peen.

Disappointed by this, expected more. First 2 songs are good.

She is ok. Her voice is good, but I wouldn't say she was great. Bit over rated as a singer. Why do people go so mad for her. Must be an age thing.

Swiftie ASMR. This was soooo boring, I had to break it up because I was falling asleep at work. It feels so sterile and emotionless, I felt more from 30 seconds of Bon Iver on the last track than I did from Taylor in the rest of the runtime. Music wise it’s fine and lyrically nothing was egregious positively or negatively. I’m just confused on who likes this one enough to put it here, even my closeted Swiftie girlfriend said “oh that’s the worst one” when I generated it. It makes sense she has multiple albums on here due to pop culture significance alone, but I really hope this doesn’t mean ALL of her albums are on the list

I mean, its not bad, but its just not good. All this dumbass hype around her meaningful lyrics is a bunch is smelly girl talk. Girls are smelly and Boys are cool

2.5

2.5

Just baffling from start to finish. Listening to her ninth album is like trying to get into Marvel movies in 2025.

There is always going to be a ceiling with how much I can enjoy a Taylor Swift record just because her voice is too banal to reach me on an emotional level, but in terms of the music and songwriting and the overall package this is definitely an album I can still appreciate.

Inte kul men bättre än dom andra. Låten med bon Iver kanske höjdpunkten

I really don't like Taylor Swift. I expected her foray into folk to be a novelty, but this album was a pleasant piece of folk pop. I fully approve. EDIT: I actually take back my review, this blows

Täysin basic mun korviin

As I listened to this, I started wondering why Lana Del Rey's Chemtrails album appealed to me so much more than this one. They're both slow and depressing. But I think LDR's songs are more interesting and her singing has more dynamic and stylistic range. I mean, there's nothing bad about this album. I definitely not my jam, but I've enjoyed albums in this project that aren't my jam. There just has to be something striking about them. Nothing really stood out to me. I will say, that even though TS doesn't do anything particularly interesting with her voice, she avoids the over-emoting and vocal fry that so many current singers do. She trusts her songwriting enough to let that speak for her. So I like that about her. And there are TS songs I enjoy. But overall my experience with this was that it was pretty bland and there wasn't enough variety to keep me interested. Also, I was thinking that other duet she does with Bon Iver was on this album (Exile) and I kept waiting for that one to show. Nope. How to give this a rating, though? As far as albums I will listen to, this gets a 2. As far as Albums You Need To Hear Before You Die, this gets a 2. As far as being a pretty decent album for people who like this sort of thing, I guess it's a 4.

The appearance of Taylor Swift’s evermore (yes, it’s all lower-case) on the generator serves as a decent enough avenue for discussing that curious critical position of revisionism known as poptimism. Our story starts in the early 80s, with numerous bands serving as transitional acts between late post-punk and indie decrying the tyranny of the riff and the rockstar. The attitude they were denouncing received the name rockism, which referred to the prejudice that rock, what with its instrumentality and phallocentricity and claims to artistry and claims to authenticity, was inherently better than other forms of popular music. So, some of the softer musicians and critics began a campaign of lauding the higher-end of pop music and slating the wankier end of rock. For instance, the eighties saw critics strap onto metal a chainmail codpiece of tempered naffness, whilst Marc Almond and Jarvis Cocker spent the decade championing Serge Gainsbourg, Burt Bacharach and above all Scott Walker. The perceptive reader will have noticed that these acts were hardly trapped in the oubliette of the inescapably passé. The perceptive reader will also have noticed that these were, broadly, male listeners extolling male musicians. What about women? Pop music, as distinct from rock music, hip-hop, country and so forth, finds its main audience in women, and its most loyal, most fervent and most emblematic audience in teenage girls. And in the 90s some critics began flipping the idea of authenticity, long so crucial to the critical primacy of rock, by arguing that the teenage girl is the real guardian of authenticity: her tastes are not afflicted by the pursuits of credibility or coolness, and thus she makes her choices with the pure, sincere criteria of whether she just likes it, and whether she fancies one of the boyband members who really just dances at the back. This is the aesthetic of poptimism (note that the term “poptimism” began as a pejorative against these attitudes, which adherents brassily adopted). It values prominent melodies, it sees accessibility as a virtue, it paints in the emotional primary colours of love, heartache and occasionally lust, and it fancies one of the dancers. Madonna’s canniness made her a key harbinger of poptimism, but by the year 2000, the prominence given to the Britney and Christina rivalry (which, let us remember, didn’t end too cheerily) indicated how central and overt poptimism had become to music. Since then, we have all witnessed a stream of predominantly female artists who have wilfully chosen some clear form pop as a genre for the most earnest artistic expression: to name just the most famous, Beyoncé, Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Ke$ha, Lorde and today’s artist, Taylor Swift. Oh, and Paris Hilton gave it a stab too. I can’t be the only one mightily suspicious of poptimism, can I? Is there a musical movement more loaded with contradictions, more loaded with baggage? Firstly, the emphasis on listenability is hardly a unique trait to poptimism. It’s not as if rock mainly sought to sound bad. Secondly, pop has no genetic immunity to awful, grating noises, as Cher Lloyd’s Swagger Jagger confirms (why was there that fashion of rhyming “swagger” with “Jagger” in terrible songs? Oh well, let’s be thankful he wasn’t called Mick Jugger or, heaven forfend, Mick Jigger). Thirdly, it’s rather the rash assumption to declare that teenage girls’ tastes lack artifice and one-upmanship (one-upteenagegirlship?). I suspect there was a whole arcane semiotics of social posturing regarding which member of Take That/N-Sync/One Direction you fancied (and for that matter, isn’t it shallow to favour an act just because you want to get off with one of the members? A teenage boy in 1998 wishing to masturbate over Britney Spears would just watch the video to ...Baby One More Time plank in hand, and not actually buy the sodding album). Fourthly, why isn’t the 9-year-old bratty younger brother’s disdain for pop just as honest and unaffected as his 14-year-old sister’s fondness for Westlife? And again, at least the 9-year-old’s contempt is driven by a distaste for the music, and not by a rival crush on Abz from 5ive. Fifthly, poptimism’s defenders seem desperate to deny the role irony plays in their appreciation. Are they genuinely that resolute in their insistence that there’s no element of kitsch involved? I’m not buying that for a second. And if you don’t value a particular instance of kitsch, it will only sound crap. Sixthly, although pop is of course not reserved exclusive for one demographic, it behoves one to acknowledge that record labels market pop towards a youthful, female audience. As a hairy man in my thirties, it shouldn’t astound anyone that the poptimistic buffet doesn’t have much I wish to stuff my face with. Seventhly, the poptimists’ rejection of rockism as tired, clichéd and arrogant didn’t foster a movement that was original and alive, but a movement that was, if anything, more tired, clichéd and arrogant. Is there a pop equivalent of Trout Mask Replica, or even Electric Ladyland? One yearns for these divas’ reaches to exceed their grasps, yet they appear stuck on the party anthem/sexy boudoir jam/sentimental ballad treadmill. Eighthly, the industry behind poptimism appears the cynical milking of cheap sentiments for naught but a quick buck that will, with scant exception, never actually enter the pocket of the poor fool singing the damned songs. I’m all for ignoring the circumstances of a song’s genesis, but I’m not so contrary that I deny learning of such exploitation sours the song. Ninthly, it can’t be healthy to consume only one genre, can it? Just as a child who only munches on Nik-Naks and Wham bars won’t reach 6 foot, an exclusively poptimist diet surely stunts your aesthetic growth. Tenthly and I hope finally, of course there’s always been good bubblegum pop, pop that sounds sweet and buoyant and alleviates the listener’s cares. However, there’s also always been much more bubblegum pop that’s tripe, that depresses the listener with its inanity and tattiness. Much of the good stuff that’s survived has only survived after decades of risk assessment, and actively seeking to produce such gems will also produce far more stinkers, simply due to the numbers and the nature of the process. Throw enough darts, and at some point you’ll hit the bull. That doesn’t make you Eric Bristow. In fairness, many of the alpha chicks of poptimism flirt with other genres, demonstrating (or at least trying to demonstrate) their range and versatility: Lady Gaga, for example, fused her poptimistic leanings with electroclash sleaze. Taylor Swift’s evermore is one of those crossbreed albums, where Taylor continues her exploration of folk and employs techniques lifted from contemporary American indie; Swift collaborated extensively with The National’s Aaron Dessner on evermore. Now, I recently reviewed some album by The National (I had to look up what it was: it was called High Violet, not that anyone cares). It was soporifically dull in the way that only albums made with exceptional good taste can be. And evermore is similarly boring for similar reasons. Taylor Swift is so keen to show you all the depth and sincerity of her craft, she neglects to include anything beyond that craft, and thus the listener merely shrugs at the record. Even on the occasion she says “fuck”, everyone clocks that this is a tasteful fuck, on the same level of a dramatically justified sex scene that doesn’t even show a nipple. You try beating off over that. While reviewing evermore, I gave a listen to 1989, Taylor Swift’s other album on the list. 1989 is firmly a poptimistic work, and I couldn’t stand it. It confirmed every one of my reasons for holding poptimism in disdain. So logically, I prefer evermore. But here’s the kicker: I could remember songs from 1989. I could remember melodies and lyrics from 1989, even if I didn’t want to. I can’t recall a sound from evermore, except for when Swift said fuck. Maybe some other souls can recite the entirety of evermore like a hafiza proving her piety by memorising the Quran. But I am not a religious man, and I don’t believe the rote learning of Taylor Swift will send me to paradise.

There is nothing atrocious on this record. Nothing bad, but really nothing interesting either. It was surprisingly boring. I don't get why this music gets so much fame and praise. Who knows!

I can taste the gasoline of Taylor swifts private jet I just helped to fuel listening to this album. I don't like this taste.

I forgot to rate this but I fucking hated this album. To start, it was simply boring to listen to. For me, that is unforgivable for a musical project. The sound that she was going for isn’t a good one and isn’t compelling. The lyrics were also atrocious. She’s known as a wordsmith by her fans, but if that’s the case then call me Shakespeare. The most streamed song on the album is “Willow,” but it is among the worst tracks on the record. Taylor swift makes love seem exhausting and being straight sound awful. If that’s what she’s going for then brava. I get that she’s mourning a relationship ending, but it doesn’t feel genuine, it feels pandering. I fear the target audience for this is either kinda illiterate or too smart for their own good and socially stunted. Or maybe I’m overthinking and they’re just lames. Either way, I am not with it. There is one saving grace on this project, though: “No Body, No crime.” This song sounds nothing like the rest of the project and has a fun little story to tell. It’s catchy, so if I’m gonna listen to Taylor faking emotions I’d rather do it through something I at least enjoy hearing. I don’t know what happened to her but I think success is terrible for art. Early Taylor was so fire but everything she’s put out has been so ass for so long now. I hope she figures it back out and also stops using her jet. Fav song: No Body No Crime

every time she used a curse word it felt So Forced

songs for people whose notions of eroticism were primarily informed by fingering scenes in "spicy" dark fantasy. genuinely unpleasant listening experience. fav: long story short (i guess)

Seriously out of all the great pop albums released in the last decade, this is what we get on the list? It’s boring, uninventive, low energy slop pop Fav song: No Body, No Crime because she shouted out Olive Garden and I took my beautiful girlfriend there once and the lasagna was pretty good

I really really really do not like Taylor Swift. I tried, honestly did. But no. Nope. It's so boring??

I already know I'm gonna hate

I’m starting to think that Taylor Swift is actually AI generated. Her melodies seem manufactured with no phrasing, no aim and no purpose, and they’re instantly forgettable. Listening to her songs is like staring at the soulless eyes of the animated kids in The Polar Express. Just creepy.

nevermore. As toxic to the culture as kanye.

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dog shit. idk how anyone listens to this garbage

The first T-Swift to come across my 1001 journey and sadly, not the last. When I moved to Nashville it was to the same suburb she moved to with her incredibly wealthy parents to find success in the county music biz. The playground next to the dog park we frequented featured her branding, a stone’s throw from HHS, local girl made good. Not that she was really around town anymore, having long since fled to the big city and/or her palatial estates. Eventually hooking up with a pair of fellow affluent transplants to NY (are there ever any other kind), we get this collection of “indie” albums where Taylor gets in touch with her melancholy. Or something. But does she really? Most of the song structures could be swapped over from the hit-making factory, right down to the pre-chorus builds and gentle sharing of just anonymous enough personal details. It’s the singer-songwriter equivalent of telling, not showing. There’s no real pathos or even ennui here, just a facsimile.

No thanks

A very boring and pretentious album. She tries so hard to show how diverse she can be, however, she fails and delivers a soulless record with no personality. Throughout the album she sings in lower ranges mixed with high notes that doesn’t really hit the point. For me Willow, and no body no crime are the good ones, the rest are pretty forgettable.

Garbage acoustique

Y’a trop de choses à dire, mais si j’en avait qu’une; elle doit être la meilleure businesswoman parce que je comprends rien.

A plague on modern music, should be deleted from existence

Didn't like it.

I am personally not a big fan of taylor swift despite how many times ive tried to give her a chance outside of listening to her growing up on the radio... sorry....

First time with Taylor. Managed 5 songs.

Artistic and mysterious intentions but it falls a bit flat in the face of someone who critically examines music. Nothing about evermore or taylor swift i constitute as art. Its just run of the mill pop music.

I like a lot of Taylor Swift, but man, did I not get or enjoy this album.

Swift's 1989 is a 5 star banger of an album that makes me want to dance. This is a teenage girls diary set to whispy piano and guitar, should be tossed in the bin and best forgotten.

Καμια ποιοτητα στη παραγωγη, απολυτα βαρετα κομματια. Τιποτα σπουδαιο στα vocals, απλα καποιες smooth catchy μελωδιες. Επαναλαμβανομενα κομματια. Κριντζ και κορνι λυρικς. Rating: B-

pas écouté et pas envie .

não gosto de taylor swift, jamais gostarei de taylor swift, pra mim é a grande representação de um bife de frango que não ficou tempo suficiente dourando e acabou ficando pálido e sem graça

pqp kkkkkkkkkkkkkk #quintou devia ter ficado no pop comum. essa parada de folk pau mole é muito chato mano. achei paia. o album mais não fede nem cheira do mundo. muito sem graça, parece que falta alguma coisa no album todo.

God this is dull. While I’m a fan of cohesive albums, this is like a gradient of all the most inoffensive beiges—everything sounds like everything else and everything sounds fucking boring.

So bad. It really is beyond me how she is so popular, it's obviously not for the quality of her music. When you get this album in your list, you have my deepest sympathies.

I was willing to give this a fair shot, but what a nothing album this is. 1 hour of Taylor Swift being accompanied by little more than a piano puts any man to sleep, the lyrical prowess on display really isn’t good enough to make an album like this. Any 4 minute song feels like 10 minutes halfway through. Is this what the hype is all about?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO im listening to this on youtube, im not letting her taint my spotify or my scrobbles. willow- thats my man. 3. its just not good. "i come back stronger than a 90s trend" throw her away champagne problems- 2 or 3 gold rush- 2 or 3. bad tis the damn season- ... 2 tolerate it- i wont. sad roblox story type music. 2 no body no crime- std's?? its ok tbh i think shes better as a folk singer than pop star. 4 happiness- 1 or 2 dorothea- more like diarrhea. btw had to look up how to spell diarrhea. 3 coney island- lou reed did it better bitch. i hate the dude. 2 or 3 ivy- shes covered in me ???? its ok i cant deny it sounds like a magical disney princess song but i can say its extremely boring and i dont like it 3 cowboy like me- 2 or 3 long story short- 1 or 2 shit is ass marjorie- is this about her dead grandma? 3 sorry granny closure- i liked the first 15 seconds. 2 evermore- 2 theres no reason this shouldve been 15 songs. i cant give you a zero so i give you a one

Nope

I'm just not in the mood for Taylor Swift. The fuss about her gets on my nerves. I tried it later on. It doesn‘t change anything. I don‘t like this music. 1/5

Beige wallpaper. I imagine this is a pretty strong contestant to be the worst kind of hell

My partner heard the first song come on and asked "is this an ad?". The music is generic to the point of forgetfulness. Champagne Problems seems like it's full of references I don't get. This music is just so predictable. It's distracting how generic this sounds. One of the main issues here is that I'm not the target audience. Since I don't like the music, there's no lyrics to grab onto. It's just frustrating.

Fuck no, not sitting through another Taylor Swift album. Nevermore...

if beige was an album.

Why?

Usually I can find at least one song to like on every Taylor Swift album - some I even love. She's a great songwriter and lyricist. That said. This was boring to the point I thought my brain would slosh out through my ears. Picked up a little on no body no crime, dorothea but couldn't make up for the fact I had to skip most of the other tracks

Didn't hate it but very forgettable and no desire to hear it again.

Twice warmed over leftovers that weren’t great at all to begin with….

I’ve been spoiled! Remain in Light, Heaven or Las Vegas, Blue, and now evermore within one week. Like many, I have at times been irritated by the Taylor Swift brand/culture. She has a few albums I don’t care for, a few that I like quite a bit, two that I absolutely love, and one that is among my favorite records of all time. This one falls into the “absolutely love” category. One of the things I love about this project is how it affects my listening patterns and how it juxtaposes certain artists. Spending time with Taylor the day after spending time with Joni has been really interesting!

One of the two pandemic albums by T swift. I think I like folklore better in this iteration/ “Era” but this is still a great album and very listenable.

I’ve never listened to this album. I already like track one. What I typically love about Taylor Swift is the arrangements of the songs. I’m really enjoying the arrangement of the first song. I have heard the title champagne problems but would have always said I’ve never heard the song. Then I heard the piano intro and knew the song instantly. So I guess I do know the song. Just not the title.

Here’s an in-depth review of Taylor Swift’s *evermore* (2020), the folkmore sister to *folklore*, focusing on its lyrics, music, production, themes, influence, and a balanced pros/cons analysis. --- ## Overview Released just five months after *folklore*, *evermore* was framed by Swift as not a sequel but an extension — a “sister album” born from the same woodsy, indie-folk creative burst. Where *folklore* felt like a wistful, rainy autumn retreat, *evermore* leans into winter’s starkness: richer in storytelling risks, darker in emotional hues, and more experimental in structure. --- ## Lyrics **Strengths:** - **Complex narrative voices.** Swift abandons the “confessional diarist” persona almost entirely. She writes from the perspectives of a vengeful widow (“no body, no crime”), a depressed woman in a failing marriage (“tolerate it”), a heartbroken narrator committing social suicide (“cowboy like me”), and even a ghost (“ivy”). - **Heightened ambiguity.** Lines like *“Your heart was glass, I dropped it”* (from “champagne problems”) leave space for multiple interpretations — is she the dropper or the dropped? - **Dense imagery.** *“Crestfallen on the landing / With your chin in your hand”* (“champagne problems”) feels like a Cheever short story in a couplet. *“Clover blooms in the fields / Spring breaks loose, the time is near”* (“ivy”) marries nature and forbidden desire. - **Easter egg restraint.** Unlike earlier albums, the lyrics serve the story first; any autobiographical echoes (e.g., “long story short” referencing her 2016 downfall) are secondary. **Weaknesses:** - **Occasional over-narration.** “no body, no crime” is a fun country-murder ballad but lacks the poetic density of the rest — lines like *“She was with me, dude”* feel jarringly literal. - **Convoluted metaphors.** In “closure,” the marble/roller coaster imagery works but feels overly engineered compared to *folklore’s* “the lakes.” --- ## Music & Production **Production Credits** Aaron Dessner (The National) handled most tracks; Jack Antonoff contributed three; Swift co-produced all. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) appears on two songs. **Key characteristics:** - **Piano-led melancholy.** “champagne problems” and “evermore” are stark, deliberate piano ballads that build to cathartic bridges. - **Folk textures with experimental edges.** “dorothea” uses a 12-string guitar and layered harmonies reminiscent of 1970s Laurel Canyon. “closure” deliberately deploys clattering, asymmetrical time signatures (5/4) and industrial drum loops — a jarring but effective choice. - **Ambient & organic blending.** On “ivy,” Dessner’s fingerpicked guitar and string arrangement mimic creeping vines. “cowboy like me” uses a pedal steel guitar to evoke a dusty, cynical Americana. - **Dynamic range.** The album shifts from the urgent, percussive “long story short” to the haunting, reverbed-out “marjorie” (featuring Swift’s late grandmother’s operatic vocals). **Weaknesses:** - **Homogeneity in mid-section.** From “willow” through “gold rush,” the tempo and mood are uniformly mid-paced, risking listener fatigue. - **Over-reliance on Dessner’s sonic palette.** Some tracks (“happiness,” “coney island”) could be swapped with *folklore* B-sides without noticeable change. --- ## Themes 1. **Unreliable endings** — Not just romantic endings, but life chapters, family ties, and even sanity. “tolerate it” describes a marriage that survives without love; “happiness” redefines forgiveness after betrayal. 2. **Female rage & agency** — “no body, no crime” literalizes revenge; “mad woman” (*folklore*) gets a thematic cousin in “long story short” (*I survived*). 3. **Grief as a permanent guest** — “marjorie” directly addresses her grandmother’s death, but existential loss echoes through “evermore” (a depression spiral) and “coney island” (accumulated relationship regrets). 4. **Fictionalized autobiography** — She hides real scars in fictional plots. The failed proposal in “champagne problems” is not her story, but the self-loathing *“what a shame she’s fucked in the head”* draws from public gaslighting she endured. --- ## Influence - **Critical & commercial** — Debuted at #1 on Billboard 200, earned Grammy nomination for Album of the Year (losing to *folklore*). - **On Taylor Swift’s career** — Completed her transformation from pop-maximalist to indie-folk architect, proving the *folklore* sound wasn’t a pandemic fluke but a genuine artistic lane. - **On the industry** — Accelerated the trend of surprise albums and “album pairs” (Halsey, Ed Sheeran later attempted similar dual releases). - **On songwriting culture** — Normalized literary ambiguity and character-driven songs in mainstream pop, influencing acts like Gracie Abrams, Maisie Peters, and Olivia Rodrigo’s *Guts* (which employs similar narrative devices). --- ## Pros & Cons **Pros** - Lyrically richer and riskier than *folklore* — more characters, more ambiguous morals, fewer direct confessions. - Innovative production choices (“closure,” “marjorie”’s operatic sample) keep the folk sound fresh. - No skips — even the weaker tracks (“dorothea,” “no body, no crime”) are thematically cohesive. - “champagne problems” and “ivy” rank among her very best songs — melodically indelible, lyrically devastating. **Cons** - Lacks *folklore*’s immediate melodic hooks; requires more listens to unlock. - Some experiments fall flat (“closure”’s time signature feels clever rather than emotional). - Pacing issues — the slower, piano-driven second half drags slightly. - Overlong (15 tracks, 60 min) — cutting “dorothea” and “closure” would tighten it without losing narrative threads. --- ## Final Verdict **Rating: 9.2/10** *Evermore* is the ambitious, slightly uneven, yet ultimately richer companion to *folklore*. Where *folklore* found Swift retreating into a cottage and writing pristine short stories, *evermore* finds her setting fire to the cottage and dancing in the ashes. It rewards deep listening, forgives no easy tears, and stands as her most intellectually daring album — even if it doesn’t always wear its heart on its flannel sleeve.

A beautiful, mellow, atmospheric album with evocative lyrics. Great for sitting and actually listening.

brack mack - I promise to properly review this properly at some point, but for now, suffice to say: The storytelling on this record is where the magic happens. As a certified Swiftie since 2006, I have spent hundreds - possibly thousands - of hours consuming every single thing Taylor Swift has made and evermore is certainly no exception. Stand out tracks: willow, champagne problems, tolerate it, ivy, marjorie

5 de 5 Folkpop bien ejecutado y producido, cargado de una atmósfera melancólica que hizo de buen fondo musical a la situación que se viva en el mundo en ese momento. Una intérprete y compositora madura, introspectiva y a la vez, totalmente natural, se destaca la perfecta sincronía con los artistas que colaboran, adaptando su sonido y el sonido de los invitados, dando un disco emocional y muy pesado líricamente.

She could write music like this but wants to write music like The Last Showgirl.... :(

The best thing to come out of a global pandemic.

i remain confused why they picked this album over folklore. ngl when this originally came out i didn’t really get into it (i was inundated with the seemingly never-ceasing cash-grabby version-ication of taylor’s music and got bored), BUT listening to this now, there are some undeniable bangers on this album. don’t get me wrong, the lows are low (happiness, closure, willow even), but the highs (champagne problems, cowboy like me, evermore, etc) are REALLY high. “now you hang from my lips like the gardens of babylon // with boots beneath my bed, forever is the sweetest taunt” is an absolute bar. i still think folklore is probably the more culturally significant album in terms of changing the music landscape and popularizing more indie-folk sensibilities in the cultural zeitgeist, but maybe evermore is the better album?? is this my frontal lobe developing?

I had just recently gone through her whole discography. I think that this is one of her best.

I thought I loved this album from start to finish, but I realize now that the version I have saved omits “no body, no crime”, “coney island”, closure”, and “evermore.” Without those, it’s close to perfect. However, this might be one of the ultra-rare occasions where the rest of the album makes up for it, aka 4.5 gets bumped up to a 5.

Girls loved this breakfast and reading Great background album

perfect

I’ve always said I’m more of a folklore girly but honestly there are some songs on evermore that I would rate higher than folklore. I actually think I gravitate towards folklore more often because the songs I love on this album are heartbreakingly sad (marjorie, tolerate it, champagne problems). Anyways I love this album. I think it’s one of the few albums I would actually listen the whole way through if in the right mood because obviously it’s not one that’s perfect for any occasion but my point is that there isn’t a song I dislike at all. Currently one of my top rated albums on AOTY and I don’t really see that changing any time soon! 88/100

2026.01.21-22.

I enjoyed the album. I like the diversity of the songs. I just wish Taylor's voice wasn't so thin. It's pleasant enough, it just doesn't have that full-bodied sound that often comes from those who sing on Broadway.

yeahhhh

This is a good album no matter your opinion on TS.

I knew I was right when I said this was pronabky the best of Swift

I'm somewhat confused about why this was included instead of Folklore. But I can't complain. This is my favorite Swift album. This was the first time I listened to Evermore in full in quite a while. I almost forgot just how good it is. 5/5.

I am a Taylor Swift fan, so that obviously means I'm biased; and also because Folklore and Evermore were the albums that made me a fan in the first place. But this is a great record. One of, if not her best album regarding songwriting. Of course, we cannot overlook Aaron Desserner's huge contribution towards production and composition. I'd say he's been her best collaborator so far. Although it's not among my favourites anymore, "willow" was the first song that got me hooked on Taylor Swift. The second track, "champagne problems" is probably one of the greatest gems in Swift's discography, containing arguably one of the best bridges she's ever written (and any fan will tell you that bridges are her strong suit). Over the years, I think "'tis the damn season" is the song from Evermore that has grown on me the most. I love how the guitar sounds almost cold, as it's setting the tone for the winter season when the narrator spends the holidays with her old flame. "tolerate it" has to be another one of the undeniable gems in the album. The 5/4 meter allows for unusually long lines within the lyrics. The instrumentation and songwriting make for a beautiful use of the odd meter. "marjorie" might not stand out on a not very attentive listen, but it has another great bridge and it's one of those songs that really tug at your heartstrings, written about Swift's grandmother. "closure" is another track composed in 5/4. I know this song is not well-liked inside the fandom, which I've always found crazy as it's one of the best in Evermore for me. Finally, "evermore" is easily one of the most underrated Taylor Swift songs. A hopeful ending after all the pain and reflection. Bon Iver and Taylor Swift's voice fit together so well, and he elevates the song to another level. To be honest, although "evermore" is an amazing closer, I've always seen the standard edition of the album as a shortened version of the album, while the deluxe edition actually feels complete. There are two extra tracks. "right where you left me" almost sounds almost cheerful, but is probably one of the saddest songs she's ever written. Swift cheekily decided to end Evermore with a song called "it's time to go", which is about moving on from the hardships of life. I'm surprised that Evermore was the album chosen for this list instead of Folklore. Not that I believe that Evermore is not up to Folklore (although I do prefer Folklore), but the latter was much more commercially successful, popular, and I'd say more critically acclaimed. So Evermore has always lived in the shadow of Folklore, considering it came out roughly 5 months later, and Folklore had already been the "big surprise" during the pandemic. That alone makes me happy that they chose Evermore for this list instead.

I’m right where you left me

LETS FUCKING GOOO Track 1. (willow) Fucking magical, whimsical, and a total encapsulation of what this album is and sounds like. 10/10 Track 2. (champagne problems) Incredible lyricism, one of her best in my opinion. 10/10 Track 3. (gold rush) An underrated banger if I do say so myself. 9/10 Track 4. ('tis the damn season) Incredible lyrics again, so fucking perfect. 10/10 Track 5. (tolerate it) Just a great all-rounder song; getting to see this masterpiece live is my biggest brag. 10/10 Track 6. (no body, no crime) So cool and unique, such a great listen. 9.5/10 Track 7. (happiness) Just shoot me in the head, why don't you? So fucking devastating and beautiful. 9/10 Track 8. (dorothea) Just so good, nothing to complain about. I love her incredible storytelling abilities. Ive watched too many sad edits to this song. 9.3/10 Track 9. (coney island) Sigh, I remember going to Sydney, and they had a ride at an amusement park called Coney Island, and they had a photo-op that was taylor swift theme, and it was so magical. 9/10 Track 10. (ivy) This is fucking personal to me. 10/10 Track 11. (cowboy like me) Don't even get me started. Not only is this Taylor's best song, but my all-time favourite song ever. Taylor wouldn't even qualify for my top 5 artists, but this song has such a personal meaning to me that I couldn't even fully explain it to anyone else. This is the most beautiful love song, and such a great metaphor and incredible storytelling. My all-time favourite lyrics are "Now you hang from my lips like the gardens of Babylon." The way this song is literally a part of my bloodstream its not even funny. I will always love and cherish this song for getting me through some fucking tough ass shit. Thankyou. 10/10 Track 12. (long story short) Not my favourite instrumental to be so honest. Probably my least favourite on the album. 7/10 Track 13. (marjorie) This song... fuck its so beautiful and raw and powerful all at once. I cried an ungodly amount when I heard this song live in concert. 10/10 Track 14. (closer) Just great. 9/10 Track 15. (evermore) The best outro of an album one could ask for. Bon Iver just takes the cake. So devastating. 10/10 Note: This is honestly so unbiased because I rarely listen to Taylor anymore since my old obsession in 2022 ish. But it's just universally good, and you'd be a fool not think so. I miss this Taylor, Travis, please let her free. Overall Score: 9.4/10

taylor's last full dessner paradise until ts13 has her returning to country (i dont have enough money to bet on that but u know im right). harmonizes with folklore to a degree that i dont think gets praised Enough...folklore's antonoff-dominated tracks are Dreamscapes and Ghosts Of History with the most layers of removal that have ever been placed on a taylor album...narratively but also Sensuously. evermore, then, isnt ghostly at all...its flesh and blood and Immediate Surroundings in a very grounding and earthy way. its hard not to note the obsession with infidelity on here in particular, and general separation between parties in het relationships (the gender separation rly Matters) with varying degrees of drama and/or violence, but the details of how that slots into the unrolling thread of taylor's art as a Safe place to self-conceptualize will have to wait til whenever i finally get around to doing those big writeups on her whole discography ive been meaning to do. also a jawdroppingly gorgeous bundle of songs but u already knew that. not a bad tally for maybe my 8th or 9th fave taylor record...its been very Unfun and Unpleasant to be here since showgirl dropped but she truly is the defining artist of the emotional stages of the past year and a half of my life....and this record demonstrates more than most the productive distance between her intentional controlled attempts to capture herself in art, and how they only Truly start to make full sense with greater and greater hindsight. the past is the future. its a shame she's fucked in the head.

While I’ve enjoyed some of Taylor’s hits along the way, I’m not an album by album listener. This is a really pleasing record with some funny and clever lyrics and songs that definitely want to be heard again. I find it difficult to enjoy listening to people who for whatever reason are overexposed, analyzed and everywhere all the time. The less I know about Taylor and most artists, the more I’m free to just enjoy their music

#Swiftie Taylor's 1st COVID-era release is her best album, and it's not even close. One of my favorite albums ever. Listened to it twice while out walking today.

I like a lot of Taylor Swift music, would consider myself a casual fan, and that’s amplified by the fact that my wife loves her music and is her go-to when she has the aux - and I just like tunes, man, so have at it. That said, I live in reality and find the celebrity fanfare and the general sense amongst her fan base that all of her music is above criticism - and I think she’s been really testing that generosity in her recent releases. But, I also think a lot of people write her off only because od the fanfare and how mainstream she is. Evermore and Folklore are objectively great pop albums, and they feel like the last time - pre Eras-tour coronation - that Taylor was making music like she had to earn the praise. I was also a big National fan back in the day, so was fun to see some crossover in sit-ins and Dessner doing the production. The live recording of Folklore (Long Pond Sessions) is pretty charming. I was lucky enough to attend the Eras tour with my wife and two of her girl friends (a real ladies night) and we’ll never get to live through Beatle mania but looking around in the crowd throughout the show and seeing women, girls - and some men - shrieking and weeping left a mark. It’s just fun to see music bring that kind of joy to people.

Álbum incrível! Champagne Problems muda vidas! Melhor Música: Champagne Problems Pior Música: Closure Nota: 9

4.6 // pretty good

A really good album

If one album reminds me of Covid and which I associate the pandemic with, it’s this one and the subsequent release of Folklore. Just why I’m at a loss to say but maybe it was because I had a lot of time isolated I was able to give more attention to all sorts of music I would not normally go near. Taylor Swift was on my list to avoid as I thought she was purely manufactured pop. But the album cover spoke to me of earthiness and all things pure, clean and free from disease which we were all trying to avoid. So I did listen back then and found that the album did not contain those things in abundance but I was nevertheless not disappointed. I began to learn about what Taylor is famous for but was at that time ignorant about. That each song was a short story of various experiences she had encountered with lyrics which were both poetic and poignant. As we all returned to normal my dalliance with Taylor faded and laid dormant. That is until the release of The Dead Poets Department (Midnights had again passed me by) which came with a fanfare and massive publicity about the song story telling angle. This is when I became a Swifty so naturally returned to her previous releases. It was therefore very easy to to reunite with this album and once again enjoy its delights and find others missed first time around. I’m in my 70’s now and my main musical love has always been Prog Rock. The fact that I regularly play this album and others is testament to how Taylor does extend across all genres. I know primarily her audience is young females so where I fit in I don’t know. I am just happy to listen to her stories and admire her superb musicianship. 5/5 27/11/25

‘tis the damn season, tolerate it, happiness, coney island, evermore.

my fave taylor swift album. love the lyrics. Tracks to Track: marjorie, champagne problems, long story short

Oh, Taylor Swift. It is a surprise to see evermore here as it is the most overlooked album in her discography, as it was released late 2020, and connected to Folklore. . I must admit I never liked Taylor Swift much...until folklore and evermore, although I always followed her career at a distance. Evermore, for me, is a strong album, her lyricism shines in a unique way exploring some dark themes in a clever way. Her partnership with Aaron Dessner gives a touch of Sujan folksy that I've always secretly wanted Swift to explore. The lyrics also tell stories that although seem fictional mirror a lot her life at a time, and after the release of Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department, the context was given to put the pieces together. This easter eggs, detective work that she makes available for the listener, it is quite clever and unique in music, you will have to revist her work to get clues and, therefore, more plays for Miss Swift.Most of songs here are also linked to literature, which not many pop singers usually do. I will give it a 5, although it isn't a perfect album, more for the unique dynamics and the obvious influence she has at the moment. To dominate so well the music industry is not an easy job, and although I hate she does it so well, I love the richfulness of her "lore" and how amazingly written are the songs of evermore. Fav songs: "right where you left me", "cowboy like me", "no body, no crime", "ivy" and "coney island".

one of the great covid albums

Masterpiece!

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. Forgive me, perhaps. I’ve never listened to “folklore”, and I don’t know if that would enhance my enjoyment of this album or not, but I do think this album came in at just the right time. This is definitely a winter album, and with Daylight Savings Time having just happened, and all of the November / December-y vibes this gives off, I think the imagery present in these lyrics feels that much more vivid. Instrumentally, that mood is enhanced a lot more, given how many of these tracks are rooted in more simple, piano/guitar-driven melodies, straying far from her poppier influences on 1989, grounding everything in a way that just feels more authentic. Taylor Swift’s vocals are great here, evolving much more from the country twangs of her earlier albums, leaning into her contemporaries of the time (i.e., Lana Del Rey, Lorde, the rest of the Jack Antonoff girlies, etc). She’s sort of biting their style, but adapting it to her own strengths. Lyrically, I think this is the strongest album I’ve heard from her, collabing with a lot of more “indie”-centered artists (HAIM, The National, & Bon Iver) to hone her songwriting to her biggest strength: her storytelling. I don’t give a shit about Travis Kelce’s dick or whatever the hell she apparently sang about on that one track from “The Life of a Showgirl” (which I also haven’t listened to, at least in full) – I do, however, give a shit about a well told story, and while a lot of these are still rooted in topics of love & heartbreak (most of which are thankfully, seemingly, not about herself), there’s a solid maturity to them that keeps them grounded, as well as an idealism to all of them that, while wholly unrealistic at points, at least feels hopeful in a way that clicks with my sensibilities. At one point during this album, specifically on “happiness”, I wrote down the words “these lyrics feel very Sorkin-esque” – you know, Aaron Sorkin, of “The West Wing” & “A Few Good Men” fame. If you’ve seen The West Wing at all, or any of the films / shows he’s done, then you have to be at least partially aware of the long, “inspired” soliloquies he writes for his characters, with a starry-eyed vision that strives to capture the very best of us, or something like that. Taylor Swift’s lyricism here occasionally feels Sorkin-esque, creating unrealistic expectations of amicable splits & ways to cope with heartbreak & trauma that you can just fly out of like an angel, and while it usually doesn’t bother me in the moments it pops up, I can sense an abrasion stemming from that, & it’s a trap that she’s fallen into more and more ever since “Midnights” (her first album after the “mores”) dropped. When her lyricism is on point though, you get some truly great tracks like “champagne problems”, “‘tis the damn season”, “ivy” & “marjorie”, which are my 4 really big standouts from this album. They are some of the best Taylor Swift tracks I’ve ever heard. “Ivy” in particular feels like it’s pulling from a sort of Jane Eyre vibe that just appealed to me, with her poetic license shining through on that track in a really vivid way. Out of the 15 tracks here, I liked 12 of them, with only 3 not quite clicking for me, for one reason or another: “dorothea”, “cowboy like me”, & “closure”. I wish I could go more into depth about more of the tracks here, but I’m strapped for time, and I’m just not sure how to really describe them without just re-telling them. “marjorie”, however, I think deserves just a bit more: I know a lot of people who lost close ones during the pandemic, and something about those lyrics brought in one hell of an emotional wave. Overall, I enjoyed this a lot. It’s far from perfect, but I do think this album has much higher highs than 1989, at least on a first pass. I’m not entirely sure if it’s a better overall album, given that this does end up feeling slightly bloated & a little bit too samey in the long run (hence the 4.5), but they’re very different albums at very different times at VERY different points in her career, so the comparison is a bit moot. I also just don’t have a nostalgia for this album that’s clouding my judgement, so do with that what you will. If I’ve gathered anything from this, it’s that I need to listen to “folklore”, preferably around the springtime, if the seasonal aspects of both albums are meant to be followed. I think it’s a damn good album, and whether or not it deserves to be on the list (especially for a 2021 edition, VERY soon after release) can be debated by those who wish to engage in that conversation. I’m glad it’s here, if only to give me an excuse to listen to it. I think it’s a 4.5 that I’ll very easily bump up to a 5. Sorry, maybe.

Oh boy oh by

5/5 no notes

Hi. My name is Ryan, and I'm married to a Swifty. So, I've listened to a lot of Taylor Swift. I used to be pretty opposed to her music, especially when I was a big hater of pop music and radio garbage. But actually, I'm very thankful my wife has been a big fan of her and has continued to expose me to her music. There are two things that Taylor is really great at: her lyricism, and her ability to create hits in whatever genre she wants. The latter you need to do a wider listen of her music to really grasp, but her lyricism is on full display on this album. Some of these songs are an absolute masterclass in storytelling. I already knew that I liked this album coming into today. Part of it is that I love the cottagecore folky style she uses on this album (and also on Folklore). I think there's a lot of fatigue around the hype and craziness in some of her fandom, but, musically, she deserves all the hype that she gets. I think in 20+ years, we're going to look back and realize that she really is one of the best solos artists ever. The only gripe I can see people having is how many albums she releases with so little time in-between. Favorite Song(s): Champagne Problems, 'Tis the Damn Season, No Body No Crime, Ivy, Evermore

Aoty

It's very deep, both lyrically and sonically. I love the storytelling. It takes you to another world

Every one of the tracks on this album is a gem. To those who feel that it is in no way ground-breaking or has done nothing to reshape its genre, I disagree. Swift's songwriting is on a level that is rare in this day and age, and for that reason alone, I believe the album stands head and shoulders above what some would consider to simply be urbane pop music.

Exceptional. Supreme talent. Definitely a keeper.

GOATED ALBUM YESSSS idc what yall anti taylor ppl gotta say this is a genuinely well crafted album with great lyrics and really beautiful instrumentals. I am always gonna be more partial to folklore but I love this album so much. I don’t like the National so that feature falls flat for me tho. But tolerate it and champagne problems and evermore and right where you left me and Ivy (my surprise song at my eras tour show!) are just phenomenal. Perfect way to ring in September. Listen to this bad boy on a crisp autumn walk in a park or like by a window while you’re drinking tea and that will complete the experience.

Evermore is such a solid record. It's hard to not compare it to folklore though. folklore is my favorite of the two because it's just slightly more cohesive. If you took no body no crime out of evermore I think I might like it better than folklore. It sticks out like a sore thumb on that record and for whatever reason I just don't really like haim all that much. I love the mood of this record and the lyrics are dark and poetic.

Its really hard to separate the artist Taylor Swift, from the pop star. But I really respect the shift in direction and sound with this record (and its companion, folklore). The songwriting is really solid, the musical composition is interesting, dark and moody. There is a level of monotony with each song, but I think that's intentional. I think she set out to make a post-COVID sad indie record, which is going to have an overall mood and vibe. And smartly, she does know when to switch up the tempo when it starts to getting a little too hush. And honestly, it kind of just gets better as you listen. Again, its really hard to separate the artist of Taylor Swift from whatever she has become in recent years. And I'm not even saying she's *bad* or anything like that, I'm more saying that her persona is a bit distracting for me. I also understand that persona is everything to other people, so in some ways its a matter of taste. This record is really cool though. I really think its rad she took this direction on 2 records and made something really unique for her style.

evermore is pure magic. It feels like wandering into an enchanted forest in the dead of winter, with Taylor as our storyteller and spell-caster. “marjorie” absolutely wrecked me (in the best way), and the title track “evermore” is so gorgeous it gave me chills—her voice has never sounded lovelier. This isn’t just an album; it’s a whole vibe, a cozy blanket of heartbreak and hope that I never want to crawl out from.

LFGGGGG

Great

Favourite Taylor Swift album if I'm being honest, it tends to get overlooked by folklore. I don't love every single song (looking at happiness and long story short) and champagne problems is a tiny bit overrated, but the amount of love I have for pretty much all the other songs on this album overrule a lower rating than a 5 to me personally.

christmas 2020

taylor surprised me. again. i used to consider myself firmly in the “her new music sucks” camp but now i understand it. would i listen to her in my free time? no. can i appreciate that she makes good music? yes! i recognized most of these and really REALLY liked “no body, no crime”. probably a 5/5.

This is my cup of very nicely made tea and have played it about 100 times before already.

Just lovely

4.5? 5? It’s Dessner…

Taylor Swift habe ich bisher nicht bewusst gehört, aber das hat mir jetzt sehr gut gefallen!

If I don’t give this 5 stars my 12 year old will somehow find out and never speak to me again. Also it really is a good album.

Normaal open ik altijd even de Wiki maar vandaag kan ik dat een dagje overslaan. Als ik hier iets over wil weten heb ik een kort lijntje met een levende Winkler Prins als het op meisje Swift aankomt. Toch heb ik natuurlijk wel even de Wiki aangeklikt, want ik ben een gewoontedier. Wat ik grappig vind is dat het album heel rustig, eenvoudig, enorm goed geproduceerd maar alsnog wel soort van indie klinkt. Het klinkt alsof Taylor zich in de studio heeft opgesloten met 2 sessiemuzikanten, een piano en een gitaar en op die manier dit album in een paar dagen heeft uitgepoept. Ga je echter kijken wie er allemaal hebben meegewerkt aan het album dan zijn er maar liefst 57 mensen mee gemoeid. Waarvan we het weten dan hè. Ik vind dat dus geniaal gedaan. Ze is nog soort van geloofwaardig als eenvoudige meid (kijk alleen maar naar de hoes van dit album), maar stiekem zit er een bedrijf achter waar je bang van wordt. Waarschijnlijk is er ook hier weer flink geautotuned, maar de kwaliteit zit hem er in dat je dat totaal niet hoort. Anyway, ik kan dit album echt heel goed hebben. Dit is lekkere luistermuziek en het past prima bij het momenteel druilerige weer. Her en der zit er wel een country randje aan, maar over het algemeen is het gewoon dromerige indie-chamberpop-achtige meuk en dat luistert gewoon erg lekker weg. Veel van de zangeressen die je in deze lijst tegenkomt hebben 'een eigen geluid', oftewel ze doen iets irritants. Taylor Swift heeft dat niet, en dat maakt dat ik deze keer wel enthousiast ben. We moeten eigenlijk allemaal schoorvoetend toegeven dat dit toch wel goed gedaan is. M'n enige punt van kritiek is dat ik een vol uur uiteindelijk wel echt wat te lang vond, maar ik ben niet te beroerd om hier 5 sterren voor te geven.

Catharsis in album form. The awkward beauty comes from the pain of confronting reality. Stripped down showcase of Taylor’s writing ability and vocal range.

This was excellent. Great writing, awesome performances (both vocals and instrumentation), excellent production quality and just a great listen all the way through. I am not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but I love music that sounds good to me, and this is 100% that. I loved it so much I listened to it twice. Five stars.

i think I do prefer this album over folklore

I love this album. I like the collaboration between her and bon iver for this album

Love this!

This one surprised me. Love the vocals, very reduced instrumentals... Not complex, it's like a really enjoyable bowl of ice cream, not a weird taste, but something basic like chocolate or vanilla, still amazing, comfort food. Maybe I was in the right mood for it, but it's a 4.5, so 5 stars. Made me want to listen to more The National though 😅

I learn as much about listeners as I do about music with these reviews. People complaining that it's not oomphy, too poppy, not enough "edge" etc. These lockdown folksy albums from TS were written to be more quiet and restrained, but the songcraft is excellent. They're growers too, so I can appreciate how first listens will be discarded by the impatient cynics. But it's a shame, as the negative reviews here are really unfair. I've grown to love these albums, with some patience and a more open mind they're very rewarding and well deserving of their place here.

i do love this album. it's slow and folky, and some of the best song writing she's done.

A really good album, I enjoyed the re-listen. There are too many good songs on the album to name them all.

I love her so much

Sometimes I need a reminder of why I don’t hang out with music snobs in real life. Reading the reviews to this album from boomers who hate to hear a woman’s name did that for me. This album highlights Taylor’s voice in a way many of her albums before this didn’t. It’s beautifully written musically and the lyrics are illustrative and poetic. Listening to this album feels like going a nostalgic escape from life, yet at the same time is so very relevant to my real experience. Tolerate it is one of my highlights of the album as it perfectly encapsulates my greatest fear. If I ever actually feel how this song describes, I’m not doing well. No body, no crime is just such a fun song. She tells an entire story that feels like you’ve been reading a small town mystery novel, then twists it on you in the third verse so well that my brother, hearing it for the first time, actually gasped. There are many others on this record that I also love and could write notes on but I won’t bother with all that. The one I do neeeed to talk about though is marjorie. It literally makes me miss someone I haven’t even lost. I definitely cried the first time hearing this song. I seek to live by the advice given through Taylor’s grandma here. And it’s a beautiful reminder of the joy and impact of human connection and love, even in an undertone of sadness and death, it lasts.

Now I see why so many little girls are depressed

criminally underrated for its lyrical density due to the constant comparison to its sister album folklore…dare it i say it better production and cohesion folklore just has more commercial songs and more engaging plot lines 🫨

Really really lovely. The lyrics painted amazing pictures in my head, it was a gentle album with so much to say. Hey, my first five star!

I never listened to TS on purpose before Folklore came out. evermore was the follow up. I do not love her but I love both of these albums. Sad angry indie folk girls forever.

I'm not a swiftie, not I do enjoy Taylor's music

masterpiece

Amazing, poetic, stunning, I am a gay man

It might just be because I listened to this while reading a book by the window at night under mood lighting but this hit the fucking spot bro

Wonderful songwriting from Swift.

Oh my god, the haters in these reviews… Look, I understand she’s the biggest star in the world, and naturally that’ll inspire some backlash, but this album proves she’s got the talent to back it up. Taylor Swift has more musical ability than 90% of top 40 artists combined. Folklore is probably more deserving of the “1001” spot than this, but Evermore certainly can hold its own. It’s stunning, it’s haunting, and it is absolutely deserving of its reputation (hey, that’s the name of another Taylor Swift album!). I'd love for Taylor to take more indie left turns like this. She’d probably own it.

This album and Folklore are my two favorite Swift albums. I loved the more chilled vibes we get from the songs spanning across Evermore. I saw this pop up this morning, and immediately hit play as I was walking out the door to walk the dog. To me it represents Taylor’s best work as an artist. It’s most deserving of her stuff to be on the list in my opinion.

One of the best albums by her

I like folklore better. Evermore is better than her overtly pop stuff, though.

This is one of the other reasons this lady makes $10 million every single day.

Surprisingly excellent. Started off really, really strong and only got slightly weaker before ending on the high of evermore. I started off at a high 4, but I started listening again to pick out the highlights and realised that almost every song is a highlight. Extra-special highlights: willow, champagne problems, gold rush, tolerate it, no body no crime, ivy, and evermore.

I'm not one of those people who hate every album of this woman just because hating all Swift-related sh*t is apparently trendy these days. While I do admit I'm not the biggest fan of her earlier stuff (excluding a couple of songs, I dislike most of the self-titled album, 'Speak Now' and 'Red'), but I do admit that she put out some solid pop stuff throughout the years, the album '1989' being the prime example of it. I can appreciate good pop when I hear it, and she's put out some bangers, even if she's also had some pretty big misses (see her latest travesty of an album, or the slightly better, but still painfully overloaded 'Midnights'). 'Folklore' and 'evermore' took me by surprise, though, mostly because it's not the kind of sound I'm used to hearing from her... and it was a pleasant surprise. Both albums had a mellow vibe, were nicely arranged and pretty-well written from a songwriting perspective. While most people I know prefer 'Folklore', I'm glad 'evermore' ended up on this list, as it's in my opinion, Taylor Swift's best album. Whenever someone asks me why I prefer 'evermore', I always answer that unlike its sister album, it doesn't start to drag midway through. While there are tracks I'd easily cut from 'Folklore', I don't feel that way about any part of this album. Even the bonus tracks hold up, with 'right where you left me' being one of my personal favourites. Highlights: cowboy like me; 'tis the damn season; no body, no crime; dorothea; right where you left me; champagne problems 4.5 stars

If you time traveled and told me that the blonde Disney “Teardrops on My Guitar” country star who I listened to as a guilty pleasure when I was 14 made a classic album, Evermore is the album I would’ve imagined in my head. Ironically, adult me would be talking about Folklore, and while this is no Folklore, Evermore is pretty damn close. If Folklore is Swift on her Joni, Evermore is Swift being herself, mature and at full strength after all these years. I was so dismissive toward this when it came out, and I think it’s because Folklore was just so overpowering and such an obvious, instant classic (although it was a bit of a personal grower for me), and it was hard to not see this album as a b-sides companion to those sessions, especially given the release timeline. Listening to this now, it’s a lot closer to her country music roots, like a barrel-aged version of Fearless/Speak Now. Songs like “No Body, No Crime,” and “Ivy” have that twang but bring a singer-songwriter touch to that style; meanwhile, songs like “’Tis The Damn Season” and “Cowboy Like Me” add some Nashville gleam to coffee shop jams. But most of Evermore is just a quiet record, with observational lyrical tales that seem to have nothing to do with Taylor herself, for once. It works, though, because sonically, this feels like her at her most authentic. This lends her the opportunity to explore her talents with full-on confidence, and while that normally means sparse acoustic numbers like “Dorothea,” and “Champagne Problems,” it also allows for an eco-friendly spin on her pop charters, with “Long Story Short” and “Gold Rush,” and more subtly on “Marjorie” and “Closure.” And while this whole record is clearly strong, it’s elevated by its bookends – the opener and closure rival the best Taylor Swift songs ever, and may win out in some pairings, in my opinion. I still think it has a couple misses in my opinion, mainly in “Happiness” and “Tolerable,” but I’d be lying if I tried to pretend it wasn’t an excellent record overall. It’s so good that even the bonus tracks are not only excellent, but essential to her overall discography, especially “Right Where You Left Me.” This is one of those records that would be any other artists’ magnum opus, but [un]fortunately, Swift has a claim to at least 3 magnum opuses, and a minimum of 5 essential classics. Would I personally add Evermore to either of those lists? No – I still think Folklore should be on this list before Evermore, and I’d argue Speak Now and Red are at least as deserving of a spot here. (If Bowie and Costello and Young and Nick Cave and all these other men get so many, even if I like a lot of those discographies so far, I’d say Taylor is easily deserving too, because she’s 100% seen at that level by now.) But just because I’m personally more likely to play Reputation or Red, I still know that Evermore is great. It’s especially great if you want a more authentic, consistent version of Taylor, one that is less of a pop star, but also one that isn’t fully Nashville. But maybe I’m just a braindead Swiftie. Honestly, even I can’t tell at this point.

Outstanding. I had no idea Taylor Swift had albums like this.

It's an incredible well written heartfelt pop album, if I HAD to nitpick, I wish it was a bit more rocky in places but the ending track is such a banger

Loved it

I don't consistently like Taylor's stuff (the kids like her but she sings about relationships pretty much all the time). This is one of her best- it's downbeat and carefully crafted. She's very good at what she does.

I like the folks vibe

I really love this album. It appeals to a lot of my sensibilities. “Closure” sucks but overall good stuff.

Charming

Mellow and awesome

Best Album ever.

Swifty

It’s about damn time

One of her best albums, love the folk vibe versus her usual pop hits.

I think this might be Taylor Swift’s best album and it’s definitely my favorite of hers. Folklore made more of a splash because it was such a change in tone and of course because it was a surprise release, but I think the ideas she played with there are more fully developed on this album. It’s also probably because this album has some very tasty guitar licks courtesy of Aaron Dessner of the National. The lyrics are really fantastic. They are simple but convey powerful and strong images (“Champagne Problems” and “Marjorie” were both very relevant to me personally after this year) Ann’s the Melodie’s on Willow, Ivy, and Cowboy Like Me were all extremely strong too. Plus of course “No Body No Crime” is a banger that made me famous on TikTok so points for that too. Gotta go with the 5 here.

5 stars for Meghan!

Wow….I’m a Swifty. I love evermore. It is a great album that is right in my wheelhouse. And also unusual, first listen and I love it. I guess this means I need to listen to folklore. I haven’t given many 5 stars, but this is a 5 star album to me.

Love this album. Top half of her albums.

Excellent album, polished production, mega talented songwriter... what more can I say. There's a reason she's been as successful as she has her entire career. Was so stoked to get this album today as this and folklore are my least listened to records in her discography. 5/5

Lyrics, music, the total package… the voice…I Love it All !! I am a Senior Swiftie NOW!!

Classic Taylor. Moody. Very folk and chill.

Didn't know I would like her music...but it's great

Such a pure voice and hauntingly beautiful lyrics that pay tribute to love won and lost and the wisdom gained along the way. This album isn’t the teenage pop songs that put her on the charts but instead a peek into her reflective soul. Grateful for the dark humor of “no body, no crime”. Reminds me of “Earle” by the Dixie Chicks. Pure Taylor Swift.

Has to be considered in the context of her previous record but this isn't folklore side B. Underappreciated by some fans, this just may be the better album. The indie era is alive and well. Favorites: Willow, Tolerate It, Long Story Short.

I like the 2 "indie" Taylor Swift albums a lot. I'm not sure if this is better than Folklore but it is really good. I'm not sure it should be on this list so shortly after it's release. It needs more time to marinate. It's a 4 but I'm giving it a 5. T Swift seems to be growing more and more divisive and her star grows somehow bigger and bigger. I'm no hater so a 5 it will be to spite the whiners.

Don’t even have to listen, I already know it’s a 5 and a peak of the 12 albums so far. But I obviously will gladly listen again.

4.8/5

yes

Pues muy bonito, ¿no? Coney island con The National

Taylor swift is one of the more important acts to have emerged in the last 15 years or so. This is a terrific album. My only issue is that it takes about 10 years to take the determine canon… but it’s a great album. So 5 stars. But will it still be on this type of list in 5 years? Red or 1989 would be more appropriate. I suspect this will go down as an important album. I suspect rather as an important album in an important artists catalogue of work than an important album in its own right. Sort of like comparing ‘blonde on blonde’ to ‘Nashville skyline’. But any look at critics choice or awards from any given year will see a whole range of excellent albums now forgotten. I hope this isn’t one.

Evermore is a bit of a slow burn. The first time I heard it, I wasn't a huge fan. Listened to it a bit more over the last year and it really does grow on a person. I'm not saying its for everyone, but man it's a really good, well-crafted album. The lyrics are rich, the music is just the perfect addition to the lyrics to help them really soar. Really a 5/5 album.

I’m a very big taylor fan and this is one of my favorite Taylor albums. It starts out a bit rickety with “willow” but then after that everything is a banger. The songwriting is at her peak abilities and the production suits her so well. Definitely one of her artistic triumphs.

You cannot love this it’s easy-going it’s innocent it’s all a story

legit yks parhaista levyistä ikinä niiku teukka knows whats up

If I gave this anything less than five starts, my wife would divorce me on the spot. Also, nobody on the entire list of artists that we will encounter is as big as Taylor Swift right now, and probably nobody else on the planet currently is as famous or influential, so she gets 5 stars on her own merit regardless of my wife's influence.

I purposely listened to this album with my wife (who has listened to nothing but Taylor Swift for 12 straight months), and she sang every single word. I have to give it a five star, or I may be strangled in my sleep. (The album is seriously good, though.)

I am not a Swiftie on any level and this kind of music isn’t my style but this is a really good album full of meaningful, well-written and well-sung songs. Listens: 2 Fave Track: marjorie Rating: 5

Um dos melhores da TayTay. Voz linda, letras, musicalidade. Ela arrasou demais nesse álbum. Faves: champagne problems e no body, no crime

damn bruh hoooly i see why the swifties so fucking insane

Such a great album. Every song is great and is written like poetry.

I'm a bit surprised at the inclusion of this album. I am a huge Swiftie so naturally I like the album, but it does feel a little early since I think folkmore is the better of two albums. I love indie folk Taylor so I can't complain, but this feels a little early to add. Nonetheless, a great album from her and was once again a big surprise. She's moved in a direction that since Lover.

cool

I’ve been waiting for this one! Listened to it all yesterday already lol.

Yndisleg plata, eitt það besta sem hefur komið út á undanförnum árum.

Я слушал этот альбом, когда опека увозила меня из дома. Уже раз 15 переслушал.

Not what I was expecting, but very pleasant listen

YESSS I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT FIVE OUT OF FIVE SHE IS MY MOTHER. evermore is a beautiful album written so well. it is a musical master piece and taylor is the music industry

This album doesn’t deserve 5 stars but I’m just so in the pocket for Taylor Swift I can’t help it. PLUS she’s a lil cutie

абсолютно великолепно. нежно, мягко и с любовью. добавил себе и точно буду слушать.

Очень добрый и грустный альбом. Да, это не стадионная тейлор свифт, но она не менее прекрасна в своей лирике и аранжировках Champagne Story - прекрасная песня о расставании, прям в сердечко Алкоальбом: разговоры с подружкой с просеко

I will forever walk in any offshoot of Taylor’s Folklorian woods and listen to all the stories forevermore

Not a Swiftie but this album is very well produced and balanced. Same with Lorde, i usually don't like storytelling lyrics but this album Swift doesn't grind my gears as much

While I prefer Folklore, the sister album is almost as good. Just a fantastic pair of singer-songwriter albums that transport you to the woods... Best work by Taylor Swift by far. Fav tracks: No Body, No Crime Dorothea Willow Tis the Damn Season Coney Island

Very nice pop album.

8.6/10 would listen again: yes heard before: some who doesn't like a bit of taylor smith

Taylor Swift released two amazing albums in the span of months. "evermore"is kind of glossed over because it seems as some sort of continuation of "folklore", but it is a great album in its own right (with bonus nice winter vibes). "champagne problems" is my standout song.

Evermore is my first real foray into Taylor Swift's music, and it is breathtakingly beautiful. The album can be surprisingly simple at times, like with only a piano accompanying Swift's voice. No song is overdone or contains "too much." Every song is given exactly what it needs. The whole album is really an emotional journey. Swift creates such an atmosphere that lingers throughout the album, so that it flows easily. There's a reason Swift is so well known as a songwriter. Evermore, unshockingly, is very lyric heavy. But this isn't different from her other musical works, from what I know about Swift. She can create such a world within one song. She uses symbolism but it isn't overdone.

willow is a banger champagne problems is a career highlight gold rush is my FAVOURITE and personally top 3 on the album Tis the damn season is sooo good happiness is basically a grown version up red, love the divorce i only actually started listening to this album because I saw the HAIM feature an it is easily the best story/narrative song on this album ivy, dorothea, long story short Marjorie is so haunting right where you left me IS TOP 3 ON THE ALBUM, omg it makes me so sad, literally can't stop playing i title track with Bon Iver. I need these two to do a whole collab album. Aaron Dessner really outdid himself, God bless him! this album is clearly her best writing wise, very minimal and not a lot of vocal highlights but i am very surprised that i like and listen to this more than folklore and 1989. I looovveee evermore, gaylor for the win i am not sure what crack she laced in this but it is utter perfection! well done tay tay

Just between us girls, Folklore is the better of Taylor's two Aaron Dessner/Pandemic albums she released mere months apart. I feel so strongly about this that I was actually dreading seeing this one show up. And it's a great album! It just doesn't have the emotional hold on me that Folklore does. The biggest difference is Folklore has no skips, whereas Evermore has some filler. So Folklore is a clear 5. My final grade here is based on the fact that Taylor released her Tapestry and Blue within four months, in the middle of a freaking Pandemic. Both albums prove how better off Taylor is when she gets away from Jack Antonoff (although in the interest of full disclosure, he does have writing credits on some of the better songs on both albums). Evermore is so much more than just a collection of Folklore leftovers. There are excellent collaborations here with Haim, The National and Bon Iver. 'Tis The Damn Season is on its way to becoming something of a Holiday Classic. And Ivy is in the running for for one of Taylor's all time best tracks. In a way, I'm jealous of those who come to this album before Folklore. There's every chance those folks have the same emotional connection with Evermore that I do with its predecessor. Time will be kind to both albums, and there's every chance history claims Evermore is her best work.

Wow, ok so I knew Taylor Swift, yes - the ultimate pop kitten. But this album... she's clearly off the back of some massive break-up which is not unusual for a pop record, but this is so heartfelt, and has a much softer, folkier feel to it. Amazing!

Blown away by this today. Never really on my radar as someone I should be checking out. The last track with Bon Iver is absolutely superb 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Siento que este álbum es mucho más oscuro que el resto, tan oscura como puede ser Tay-Tay. Reflexiva, nostálgica, melancólica, habla de amor encontrado, perdido o que nunca pasó. Las mejores son No Body, No Crime y 'tis The Damn Reason.

This was my favourite album of 2020, so I'm glad to see it on this list. You can definetly feel how Taylor has matured both as a song writer and as a person in her most recent albums. And "evermore" is a great proof of this, exploring more mature and deep themes and relationships. Aside from that, it has a surprisingly good instrumentation for a pop album. Overall, it is perfect.

Masterpiece.

Wow. Amazing production and storytelling.

Hands down my favorite Taylor Swift album. Stripped of most of the big pop production, you are left with writing that is poignant and an album that feels much more intimate. Folk-y Taylor Swift is my favorite of her reinventions so far.

Surprised evermore was chosen over folklore Willow - great start, catchy and I love guitar👍 Champagne problems- One of my fave songs, love storytelling on this👍 Gold rush - this song really grew on me, love atmosphere👍 'Tis the damn season- another strong narrative song, love the telling from the other side on Dorothea👍 Tolerate it - bridge is amazing👍 No body no crime- goodbye Earl vibes👍 Happiness -v bittersweet song, trying hard not to give every thing ticks lol Dorothea- this is a such a cute song, gives me honey pie vibes👍 Coney Island- this is the weakest song on the album imo. Just not a vibe I identify with Ivy- this is a daphne de Maurier bop👍 Cowboy like me- just alright Long story short-a bop, but one of the weaker boos on the album Marjorie- a sister to epiphany, very beautiful but not something I would want to listen to all the time Closure- this song is over hated👍 Evermore- this song is a good Outro👍 Who am I kidding? 5/5

Early entry into best of the decade. I definitely listened to this one around the time it came out as the province was going into another lockdown. Related so hard to these emotions, but also felt like it was so disconnected from our reality at the time; as in we didn’t have real experiences with each other anymore during covid.

Happiness makes me very not happy and champagne problems is lyrical genius- along with every other song in the album

amazing, beautiful, never been done before.

fucking amazing

Very good. Two songs can be Zouk: Willow and Coney Island

Brilliant. How have I never heard this before? I don't go for her pop stuff (though it is clearly very good) but these folky singer-songwriter tunes are great.

Besides the country murder song it’s a good one (no peppy Taylor on this one though)

Good album

I don't want to like her, but Damn she's good.

At this point, I think it's obvious that Taylor Swift is a beast of a songwriter and a powerhouse personality. She's shaped her career with sharp talent, unending energy, and sheer willpower. This album seems, on the surface, to be full of the breakup/hookup songs that seem to stuff the albums of 20-something female artists. But, once you stop and listen to the lyrics, it quickly becomes apparent that her writing is head and shoulders above her peers. The song "happiness" in particular is utterly brilliant writing. "When did all our lessens start to look like weapons..." Damn. Line after line, the song is arresting in its depth. Exceptionally impressive, emotionally aware, and surprisingly mature. I never thought I'd give a T. Swifty album five stars but here we are. Completely deserved.

Super!

Love this so much - never got into a full T Swift album properly before!!! The story telling, the music, the voice, love it all. Fabulous. LOVE no body, no crime with HAIM. Although happiness is not my fave tune, the layers of music on that song are delicious. Also some of the lyrics in there are... evermore with Bon Iver makes me want to cry it's so emotional. There's a lot packed into this deluxe album and it's an exciting rollercoaster.

Wat een heerlijk album. Mooie nummers, het lijkt erop dat het leven van Taylor niet altijd over rozen gaat..

You can say a lot about Taylor Swift but she is definetly a good somgwriter. It’s a nice and mellow record and I enjoyed listwning to it. Favourites: willow, champagne problems and evermore

Everyone hates on Taylor unjustly, including me. I hate pop but can always be objective when it comes to songwriting and a musician that does the whole job. She is talented and a very good songwriter, she can play guitar as well and she can sing. Im not her target but I cam only admire her and say this is an amazing album full of awesome songs that show me she is mature well beyond her age. Great apbum from a great artist I dont really like

Well, shit. That was not the experience I expected to have. Never intentionally listened to a song much less an album, mostly snobbery on my part. I thought it was music for tween girls. If it is, I need to spend a lot more time with tween girls. Wait, that didn't come out right. Some beautiful songs, well crafted and sung with feeling. Me gusta.

I used to listen to Taylor’s albums more - this being about where I fell off. I actually like this album and especially the sneak The National feature. This is a pretty good one, but not Taylor at her absolute best. She’s never been a strong lyricist, but at least has the ambience down. Light 4

very surprised that this came up as it's a pretty new album. while i am not a big fan of taylor swift as a person, i think i genuinely enjoy some of her music.

I know one person in our household that was screaming with excitement for this album. It wasn’t Callie or I. However, Callie definitely enjoyed dancing to it too. So I assume she’s heard Taylor Swift a fair bit. As much as Taylor gets criticized for being popular. You know she knows how to entertain. She is a showgirl after all.

I'll say this every time a Taylor Swift record comes up on this project. I am consistently amazed with the amount of quality material she, as a songwriter, has been able to can churn out. This album (along with folklore) in particular are prime examples of that. Of course we were all stuck at home around this time, which gave her even more time to craft this. Is it my favorite? Not especially. It's a good listen, though. As a Swiftie Dad, Taylor Swift has got my heart.

Further proof that Taylor Swift deserves her extreme fame, even if Folklore and Midnights are more interesting than this outing.

I know this record. Taylor Swift is actually just a normal girl. The hype surrounding her isn't good for her as a person—only for her bank account and the people making money off her! After Folklore, Evermore is the album of hers that resonates with me the most. It features sparse instrumentation; it’s contemplative and, at times, magical. You can hear the potential that was simply squandered on her overproduced albums—both before and after this one. I listened to the deluxe edition. 4 stars

I’m a Taylor swift believer, she has her cringe and she has her terrible, terrible songs, but she’s got some gems in there. I know this is pre kelce but so hard to hear these songs about love and be like ah yes, she settled with Travis. Maybe not a controversial take but this is the last swift album I can do all the way through. Everything after this, especially showgirl, is such a decline. Folklore before this is arguably stronger than this one but oh well. I don’t want to detract from the hard and admirable work Taylor puts into all of these albums, but the main charm of this is Aaron Dessner/the National and Bon Iver whenever he decides to appear. You really can tell when a song isn’t produced by Aaron almost immediately, and I like most of what Jack Antonoff makes, it just really is night and day and I like one way more. Idk, the last good swift album so far gets a 4 from me today.

I was initially hesitant because this on the surface seemed like the B-sides to Folklore, but it was actually a pretty solid piece of well-composed singer-songwriter music. In the first 1/3, I was even wondering if it'd be a 5 due to some interesting and experimental (for a pop artist) flows, lyrics and time signatures. Unfortunately the album waaaaaaaaay overstayed its welcome, and would have been much better trimmed to 40 minutes. But as it stands I'm pretty impressed and it made me want to check out more of her catalog. 3.7/5 -> 4/5

At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it, but the album got better and better as it progressed. Very good, some sweet songs.

Faves: Willow No Body No Crime Cowboy Like Me

Shoulda been Folklore

Good, one of her better ones.

god damn god damn god damn god damn

This was an interesting pick considering all the albums she has put out. Very representative of her more recent albums. I'm more surprised they didn't have more of her stuff on here given how popular she is, especially her early stuff. Great production value, and masterfully mixed. I'm not her target market, but I can appreciate her music.

Not familiar with the artist. Found it pretty cool and engaging

Over Taylor Swift heb ik al eens een profielwerkstuk gemaakt en dat komt nu mooi van pas. Dit album is bijna een soort dubbelaar met folklore, dat hieraan voorafging. Daarover heb ik opgeschreven: Hele mooie ingetogen indie liedjes. Taylor wordt vnl begeleid door piano en de overproductie is weg. Het zou me niks verbazen als van deze nummers nog wel een bombastische zuurstokpop variant komt ooit. Want het zit er wel achter nog. Het is wat traag soms, maar wel heel sfeervol. En vervolgens over evermore: Vervolg op Folklore en zit qua sfeer daarmee vrijwel gelijk. Het is iets meer gitaar dan piano dit keer en iets meer country, maar het blijft soms ook mooi dromerig. Ik hoor hier minder de potentie en de ingetogen neiging tot bombastische zuurstokpop. Folklore was verrassender in die zin, al is dit misschien wel oprechter of puurder. Wat mij betreft horen deze twee albums tot het beste dat Taylor (ik mag Taylor zeggen) te bieden heeft en vind ik dit dus een prima keuze in de snoblijst.

Pleasant to listen to, but the melody work was not great. Lacking standouts, 7/10

Aangenaam en rustig

On first listen it was a 3/5 but as I had to break up my listening to this and ended up repeating some of the tracks a few times it slowly elevated itself. While easy to dismiss it does have some tracks that have some good hooks and melodies that really do put in some ear worms.

Very mellow but over all not a bad album

Other than the songs all sort of sounding alike, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. She's a really good story teller and it kept me interested!

Ms. Swift is a skilled artist, and I'm as close to a fan of her work as I am a fan of any artist's work. But, the selection of this album out of her entire body of work—baring the Christmas album—is a surprise. I like the album. I love a few of the songs on it. I like that this, like Folklore before it, is very stripped down and showcases her abilities to write and to sing over her and her collaborator's abilities to create programmed and studio-polished music. It's a nice reminder that, “Hey, for all you grumpy old haters that complain that no one makes 'music' any longer—try complaining about this! If a solo vocalist at a piano doesn't count as 'music’ then I don't much care for your opinions.” I'm ranking this album a four because I've drink the Cool-Aid from the start, and I think her work continues to be better than average. But, I don't understand why it's on this list.

There's a lot to like on here. It's beautiful in both sound and word, and well-executed throughout. You can tell the people that made this album are well-practiced in making clean music that is broadly appealing. The songs are all individually good, but as a whole on a single album they get too similar to get a collective 5--I was tired of it by the end even though I'd probably enjoy each track if sprinkled into a mix of Taylor Swift songs. I wonder if this will end up being the last great Taylor Swift album. The three since evermore have been...fine, but missing the hooks that made her a star. 4.3

Beautiful. Sad. Hopeful? Stripped down.

Oddly, I liked this album. Is it "Cat Power" good? Hell, no. But is it atrociously unlistenable? Also, No. I will listen to this in the future. For sure. 4 solid pop-rock diamonds. (FYI, I am not going to any of her concerts nor am I going to be a certified Swifty...ha! But honestly, Folklore was better....)

Loved this album a couple years ago, didn’t hit the same now

Really slow and mellow compared to other albums of hers. As usually cool story telling and quite a few get stuck in my head afterward. A few do start to sound like each other but I like the vibe so it didn’t bother me too much

Damn, this thing's got some pretty pretty songs - even at its gloomiest. Faves: willow, gold rush, no body, no crime, happiness, right where you left me

Vad kan man säga – det är Taylor. Kanske inte på toppen av sin förmåga, men hon har en verkligt hög lägstanivå. En fyra.

Better than I was prepared to give it credit for, Taylor's voice is pretty good and I think great when she sings lower register. I liked tis the damn season, happiness, ivy. Willow was still stuck in my head after the whole album but don't know I love it. I may be Swiftin'

I have such a complex relationship with this album lmao, but I've heard it probably a hundred times even before this instance. As far as Taylor goes, it's one of the much more palatable ones for me but it does get a little dull as it goes on. Feels like better background music than close-listening music at that a certain point in my opinion. That said, I'll still get a lot of these songs stuck in my head and find myself vibing to them. No Body, No Crime is also just a total bop. So is Tis the Damn Season.

Taylor Swift isn't exactly known for having the best lyrics. Diehard swifties think she can do no wrong (except for The Life of a Showgirl apparently). This was definitely a high point in her career though. I think both fans and critics can agree on that. Maybe it's because it's a fairly safe album. I think it's because she has always been at the very least a pretty good artist. This is one of the VERY few albums I heard before starting the list. I had already listened to all Taylor Swift albums before and this was one of my favorites. It doesn't get annoying like some of her albums can especially later in her career that came just before and after this era. It's definitely long. You feel every minute of that hour, but not in a bad way necessarily. Willow I think suffers from some not top tier lyrics, but is honestly one of my favorite songs in the pop genre. I think ivy and no body no crime are also some really good pop songs. There isn't a bad song on this album. I think most people prefer folklore to this album, but I have always liked evermore more as a full album, but I think the songs on folklore have aged better. Overall, I get why people might not like Taylor Swift, but I for one can't deny that I genuinely like this album. I have heard enough soulless, boring, overproduced junk for a lack of a better term to know when a pop album is something more than that. I think this is a great pop album and a very solid album in general. I think I prefer her albums from her self-titled to 1989 more, but this is not far behind.

I’m not a Swifty, but I do appreciate Taylor’s lyricism and pop sensibilities and am familiar with many of her albums. While I was I initially surprised to see this pop up instead of its sister album folklore, I have to say that upon this relisten, I think evermore is the better of the two, and one of my favorite Swift albums in general (1989, will always be top for me though). Both of these albums take me right back to the uncertainty of 2020, but evermore feels more comforting.

Overall, great album. I know that there are better taytay albums that have more songs that are better, but I really like willow, champagne problems, and no body no crime, so I am giving it good rating. The rest of the songs are very nice for just leaving them in the background, but to be honest, even if you properly focus on them, they're quite nice. I am quite happy with the album.

Ein ruhiges, fein verwobenes Folk‑Pop‑Album, das Taylor Swifts Erzähltalent klar in den Vordergrund stellt. Die Songs wirken introspektiv, melodisch stark und atmosphärisch dicht, auch wenn das Tempo oft sehr gleich bleibt. Ein stimmiges, reifes Werk mit nur wenigen Längen.

Pretty good. I enjoyed reading the 1 star reviews. Especially the one where the guy says women are a musical genre and that he doesn't like them

really nice vibes

I will be listening to the deluxe thank you very much. Baby I know dada. Like that's my brother. I fuckin know evermore. God this album is so fucking good. Taylor what happened. Just talk to me. Where did this go. God bring back folklore/evermore Taylor. It's so good. My god. Willow I love you. Like that's my man. You don't get it. The guitar. The production. The lyrics. The vocals to an extent. Oh god. Like I just don't even know what to say here it's a product of its time. You can't really help but appreciate it. I can't even appreciate it fully because I've listened to all these songs too much. God Taylor please come back from the dark side. Oh man I don't know if I have the mental fortitude to handle this right now. I remember what it was like to be 13 and listening to this. Similar to how it feels to be 17 and listening to this, I would imagine. God I wish it was a rainy Canadian fall. What must it be like to grow up that beautiful?? Not tis the damn season. Fuck. Taylor I don't think I can handle this right now actually. Fuck I don't think it's even. You can't be my babe for the weekend. Fuck man. This is my teenage angst distilled into an album. Oh kate. It's not even. Fuck offf why is this actually the tracklist from hell. You're really gonna look me in the eyes and make me tolerate it?? Hydrogen bomb album vs coughing baby track lowkey. I mean not a bad song but just completely out of place with the rest of the album. Like no one gaf. Go back to making me crash out. A skip if I'm honest. Happiness you deserve more. Past the blood and bruise. Haunted by the look in my eyes?? Would've loved you for a lifetime??? Fuck right off. You haven't met the new me yet. I feel like people always discount these albums because of all of her other ones but these are truly outliers like these are that girl trust me. Cute song but lacklustre compared to the others. You'll always know me. Oh Coney Island. I've never been but I'd like to think I have my own. Oh no not ivy. Sophie no. Dancing is a dangerous game. This is gonna be one of those things. Eyes full of stars. Closure you're something else. This is insane. And now of course Bon Iver is here fuck I'm not ready for this. This is such a weird album to listen to in a rainforest. Great album. Favourite: 'tis the damn season. Least favourite: no body, no crime

Creo que entré en depresión, pero joder, macho! Qué gran álbum, viva Taylor, viva la reina del pop!

Superbe voix. Mériterait d’être plus écouté

popero, bastante sad, reflexivo, pegadizo.

Not her best, but some really pretty songs on here

4/5

Not my favorite Taylor album, but I did enjoy it-- it's VASTLY better than her most recent album (The Life of a Showgirl), but not as memorable as the album before this one (Folklore).

Long Story Short, not a big fan of TS, but I am of Bon Iver and The National so I tolerated this album 😂

Definitely one of her best albums along with it’s sister album folklore.

I knew some of these songs from teaching them, but it was really enjoyable to listen to the whole thing! Beautiful production mostly by Aaron Dessner. Gonna go back and listen to Folklore and compare & contrast.

It's not my favorite -- that's got to be Red or 1989 -- but it is my daughter's, so I have heard it a *lot*. I'll rate it honestly if you promise never ever to tell her. 3.5 for intermittently good songwriting, weird scansion, and the lesser of her two duets with Bon Iver.

Good stuff. I don't know if I just like breakup albums, though. These songs still seem to be coming from genuine experiences and feelings, but I am reminded of the quote "The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made." Honest or not, this seems to be honest. Tolerate It is a good example song. It is fairly straightforward - "I do so much for you, I love you so much, but you don't appreciate my gestures, or our relationship, you tolerate them, I feel unloved and unhappy," but the presentation and simple juxtaposition works. It's only the nagging doubt that this song was workshopped within an inch of its life that means I can't fully enjoy its poetry. I also enjoyed Closure, its message is not something that we hear very much. I like this album, but I think a lot of the criticism from other users comes from a place of "This is popular, and it's the worst kind of popular, popular among young women whose opinions aren't important. Therefore it can't be good, it's not proper music, like Nirvana". But in my opinion I am glad that it is so popular among Taylor's fans, and looking at the comments on YouTube, etc., people are getting something, even a lot, out of the lyrics, and importantly, I think there is something to get out of them, double meanings, implications, subtext and the unsaid being as important as the unsaid. They are thinking about and engaging with these songs, and to dismiss this music is small-minded and snobbish. At the same time for me personally the hype around it means I can't enjoy it as a piece of personal art. Its manufactured nature is so baked-in that I can't ignore it. Still, my final word is that I engaged with and enjoyed this album far more than the vast majority on this list.

When there is an artist as ubiquitous as Starbucks, it takes an effort to ignore all the surrounding noise and form an objective opinion. A surprisingly mature and introspective album, Taylor proves that she not just a one-trick pony.

First Swift album that I have listened to. I am a sucker for good story songs and she can certainly write and sing them well. This album was more country than today’s pop, which made it very enjoyable. It could have been about three or four songs shorter as a few felt out of place on this album. Regardless, it was solid.

listened to again i mean, it's good

Alt-pop, chamber rock, folk-pop, indie folk, indie rock.

I remember when this came out and I liked it. It seemed like Taylor was listening to some of the same artists I was listening to, Lana Del Rey, Phoebe Bridgers, etc... While I do think that Bridgers should be on here instead of this album, Taylor certainly got a lot of eyes on this genre. It was very in the moment at a time where people were free to do a lot of introspection and sitting around. I think the album is good, it's a relatively bold effort from her and she sticks it. Maybe it would feel like a more important moment for her if she didn't fall back into more generic pop with the work that has come since.

Listening to this again and paying attention to her lyrics, I realized this is a great breakup album. It’s easy to dismiss her work because there’s not a lot of melodic or musical hooks to draw you in. She forces you to really work, but once you really hear the song as a whole, the discovery is very rewarding. This would be a five star album if she could write melodies like McCartney. But she’s more of a Leonard Cohen.

A wonderful capsule of calmness and intrigue from a time we were all staying at home. I didn't listen then but I wish I had. I like the variety, the gentle lyricism, it met the moment and it's cool to live through an album that does that.

This has a lot of beauty, and some great great songs like Tis the damn season, Marjorie, Cowboy Like Me. The album is long, and not everything in on the same level, sometimes it's a bit of a miss for me (Dorothea, No Body No crime) but I respect the ambition of having many many ideas packed, and that the sound of it still remains cohesive. It's cozy, wintery, it's beautiful at times, and the sexism ain't going to get me.

I'm far from a swiftie, but my sisters love her and this was the album I never minded being played.

This is deadass a Good Taylor Swift Album, we owe Aaron Dessner a lot of credit for that.

Not the best of its kind, but pleasant... Preferred folklore

I said it in the previous Taylor Swift album review (Red) that it led me to discover Folklore and Evermore. These I think are Swift’s best albums. Introspective, slightly melancholic, organic instrumentation. Can’t believe this mature artist is the same one that released Life of a Showgirl 5 years later.

Not my favorite Tay Tay but she is still a pop legend.