How Taylor Swift Defined a Musical Era: Folklore Full Album Retrospective

To celebrate folklore's recent two year anniversary, as well as the explosive popularity of august, we deep dive into Taylor Swift's first ever surprise album drop. We take a look back at the months that lead to the release in the summer of 2020, including how the folklorian collaborative team was made, Taylor's experience working remotely and the choices she made that lead to the eventual unusual album roll out. We then take a detailed look at the chronological creation of all the songs on the album, going through the themes and stand-out lyrics that thread throughout the tracks. We round the episode off by talking about folklore's Grammy Album of the Year win and discussing how Taylor created a crucial piece of quarantine art that has caused waves in the music industry ever since.