It's better than folklore š¤·
Did I just finish listening to evermore the minute it came out? OF COURSE IDIOTS (youāre nice people, Iām sorry for the outburst Iām just VERY excited).
Iāve been waiting all day to listen to this albumā¦ And if Iām being honest, Iām still processing the news of this album. But here we are, and I am processing the only way I know how; live tweet shitty jokes, delete them, and then repost them here! So let us dive in.
I started off my listening experience like most die hard swifties did by watching the premiere of the single/first song off the album, willow.
To start off with such a back beat, hard driven song after delivering what was the saddest album is a major statement to be like āHEY, THIS IS DIFFERENT.ā While I did like this song, I donāt think I can really handle Taylor playing a Mandolin in a lace white gown and a flower crown (oh waitā¦ I see what she did there.)
Then I had to switch to listening on my phone because desktop Spotify could NOT keep up with the demand and speed! Hereās my honest reactions for each song in order (because thatās easier):
champagne problems - back into sipping hot cocoa by a fire place, and we needed the come down from the experience that WAS willow. Also, right at the end, Jack Antonoff was like āokay Taylorā¦ okay play the pianoā¦ But like, have a little fun!ā
gold rush - SHE SAID FOLKLORE AND WE ALL GASPED! Itās definitely reminiscent of Red, and I canāt wait for every DJ to try and make a dance remix of this song (because if you were gonna choose a song to do that to, this would be THE ONE).
ātis the damn season - Wow sis. You didnāt have to pop off,. Wig. This is the edge we were missing on folklore. Love the mood, love the production; Aaron, you did it, and Iām proud!
tolerate it - This has big Fight Song energy for some reason, and I canāt put my finger on why? This is definitely the end of Act Two climax, and it maybe came a little too early on the album? Itās great still, but maybe switch cowboy like me for this?
no body, no crime (feat HAIM) - Carrie Underwood found DEAD, because Tay didnāt give her man a chance to think before he cheated! Also, wouldāve LOVED around 13% more HAIM. The fact they didnāt get even a BRIDGEā¦ Very disrespectfulā¦
happiness - This title is a rhetorical devise because Iām SAD from the moment those organs hit the top of the song. Itās such a nice come down from no body, no crime and definitely going to be crying to this song. Itās the epitome of š„² ā this emoji it came out at the right time, when we needed it
dorothea - itās betty all grown up at the 15 year high school reunion getting back together with her lost love and thatā¦ beautiful!
coney island ft The National - the guitar sounds like another Taylor Swift song and I canāt place itā¦ Treacherous? Long Live? FUCK this is going to drive me INSANE!!! But Iām glad Aaron Dessner gets to sing his pretty little face on this oneā¦ Heās earned it for delivering on two of the best Taylor album.
ivy - Death by A Thousand Cuts walked so invisible string could run so this song could FLY! Itās a slap, and I think the pinnacle of this song style progression.
cowboy like me - this song is the love child of seven and mad woman if they fucked in Dallas, and grew up to write the self-titled.
long story short - this is a Bleachers song, and you know she said THIS ONE WILL BE THE ONE FOR THE GAYS. This ones the one I will be bumping for years to come!
marjorie - A song about her grandmother? beautiful! Her grandmother singing in the background?! Thatā¦ Taylor can really make magic happen.
closure - missed opportunity to end on this song and that wouldāve be fun! This is a folklore cutting room floor and Iā¦ Am still a little undecided if I wouldāve kept it or not? But you know what? She doesnāt need my closureā¦
evermore (ft Bon Iver) - Okay, a fitting end, thatās it!
All and all, this was the reputation of the folklore era of Taylor Swift, and I loved it? She really did just take all our suggestions and nit-picky critiques from folklore and applied it to this album. It had killer song writing, ebbs and flows of variously paced songs, and itās a more well rounded album (as opposed to, you knowā¦ sad).
If folklore was 2020, evermore is 2021ā¦ And we love to see it.
Canāt wait for the longer ponds version!