This is all great! Is it unusual to have 'August' as your fav track though.

 

The last Taylor Swift song I listened to was 'London Boy' so needless to say this is a massive improvement.

This is all great! Is it unusual to have 'August' as your fav track though.

 

The last Taylor Swift song I listened to was 'London Boy' so needless to say this is a massive improvement.

I'd say August is probs one of the most popular tracks among Swifties!! Idk how many's absolute favourite it is but its in most's top 3's/5's from what I've seen :heart:

 

Poor you having that thing as your last Tay song before this album aha :lol:

the way I've literally just had this on repeat non-stop since it came out.

 

I honestly can't remember the last time I've been as obsessed with an album...ever?

 

I think everything (apart from Peace which is a strong 9 and the two I titles which are 9.5's cos I need to differentiate them more rn ahaha) is a 10 for me now. omg.

 

My album ranking:

1. (3) epiphany

2. (1) seven

3. (6) cardigan

4. (7) the last great American dynasty

5. (4) august

6. (3) the 1

7. (2) mad woman

8. (9) betty

 

9. (8) my tears ricochet

10. (10) exile

11. (11) this is me trying

12. (14) mirrorball

13. (15) hoax

14. (12) illicit affair

15. (13) invisible string

16. (16) peace

 

I feel the top half is gonna keep changing atm :lol:

I’ll try to do a ranking but I’ve been obsessed with the same couple tracks all day so still need to let the rest grow on me lol

 

1. exile

2. august

3. the 1

4. betty

5. illicit affairs

6. mad woman

7. cardigan

8. the last great american dynasty

9. my tears ricochet

10. seven

11. this is me trying

12. mirrorball

13. epiphany

14. hoax

15. invisible string

16. peace

 

Beyond the first 5ish I struggle to recall, I’m sure the others will grow on me. Not a bad song on the album I have to say

okay I thought absolutely nothing had a chance of topping physical for my song of the year. and I think epiphany just did.

I have given this a listen and enjoyed it a lot. I thought 16 songs might make this too long as it’s past the track and length limit at which I usually think albums would be better if more condensed but there’s nothing that felt like filler or was hard work to get into, really good throughout and I suspect it’ll end up being something I listen to a lot. Exile and Epiphany were the early standouts.

 

I was excited to listen to it once I saw Aaron Dessner has worked so heavily on it, his work with The National goes from strength to strength and you can definitely hear his influence, he’d already produced another of my favourite albums of this year in Don’t Let The In Dry by Eve Owen, which isn’t a million miles away from Folklore in terms of style.

I listented yesterday after all the reviews. Maybe it was because it was background music but I found the majority of it a bit of slog. But I will give it a listen again.

 

That said, Excile is fantastic. Super haunting, excellent produced and the lyrics hit you and I really like Cardigan too.

top 3 for me: exile, cardigan and seven

actually not feeling much the lyrics in epiphany

Biggest female debut of all time in streaming! So happy for her!!!!

biggest female Spotify debut for a female ever :cheeseblock:

 

the entire top 16 in America :cheeseblock:

 

3 of the top 5 in the UK :cheeseblock:

 

this is getting it's own thread :cheer:

Feels so weird hearing her say "fuck you forever". :lol:

the surprise drop. the excitement of the release. this being the album I've wanted from her in FOREVER. the album being so lyrically and sonically perfect. being utterly beautiful for these times. epiphany becoming one of my fave songs in her entire discography. the cardigan music video. the amount of 10's on the album. Tay being active on social media. the universal critical acclaim. the numbers absolutely smashing it out of the gate.

 

I am so f***in proud and as a major stan, everything feels so perfect in the last couple days :heart: These last 2 days have been pure bliss, I can't believe its been only 48 hours since she announced it!!

https://shop.virginemi.com/taylorswift/

 

That U.K. website pre order 7th August

Perhaps a bit wishful (and premature) but imagine this potentially getting 3 weeks at #1! This week looks in the bag and assuming the streaming holds up well than a second week could be possible (can’t see any big releases). Then the 3rd week has the added advantage of physicals finally being released (hopefully in stores too)

https://shop.virginemi.com/taylorswift/

 

That U.K. website pre order 7th August

thank u :heart:

 

I'm gonna order 2 copies tomorrow *.* (which might be 3 at this rate but I wanna try control myself)

 

Perhaps a bit wishful (and premature) but imagine this potentially getting 3 weeks at #1! This week looks in the bag and assuming the streaming holds up well than a second week could be possible (can’t see any big releases). Then the 3rd week has the added advantage of physicals finally being released (hopefully in stores too)

omg I didn't even think of that!! hopefully she'll be able to

The way Taylor has reeled in all the indie boys with this~

 

 

I've been (shockingly) having this on repeat all day and damn its so perfect with each and every listen :heart:

 

I think the last great american dynasty and exile are the tracks that have hit me the most today, the former is sfg and I adore the storytelling and the latter lyrically/vocally/production-wise is perfect. and cardigan is cementing itself as a firm fave with every listen <3

 

the bridge of the last great american dynasty is FANTASTIC.

I've also had this on repeat today also and after listening to the whole thing quite a few times now I think I can safely say this is my favourite album of hers. Every single track is stunning.

 

Perfection :cheeseblock:

 

Exile is my favourite at the moment with cardigan, betty and seven just behind.

I've listened to the album twice now and I've really enjoyed it. There are still one or two moments that I think are a little dull but overall it's a really solid and engaging album.

 

My favourite tracks are actually the first two (the one & cardigan) and my other stand-outs are betty, seven, invisible string & my tears ricochet.

 

Regarding Exile, I really liked the first 2 verses and choruses, but the song really drags with the bridge & the outro.

HDD have released their first US prediction!

 

Taylor Swift (Republic) 650k+ total activity, 450k+ albums

 

Very impressive! 200k in streaming seems rather low though, Ariana got 244k with tu,n so I imagine the prediction will increase