Taylor Swift revolucionó a toda su fanaticada al anunciar a través de redes sociales que la noche de este jueves lanzará un nuevo disco. Se trata de “Folklore”, su octavo álbum de estudio, compuesto durante este periodo de cuarentena y del que también adelantó el nombre de las canciones que incluirá.

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folklore will have 16 songs on the standard edition, but the physical deluxe editions will include a bonus track called “the lakes.” Because this is my 8th studio album, I made 8 deluxe CD editions and 8 deluxe vinyl editions that are available for one week😄 Each deluxe edition has unique covers, photos, and artwork. Available exclusively at taylorswift.com

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Y como por si esto fuera poco, Tay adelantó que este nuevo material contará con la colaboración de algunos de sus “héroes”. El músico francés Bon Iver aportó con una de las 16 canciones del disco, además de realizar coros en otra. Por su parte, Aaron Dessner de The National, acreditó 11 de estas 16 nuevas composiciones como co-autor.

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Most of the things I had planned this summer didn’t end up happening, but there is something I hadn’t planned on that DID happen. And that thing is my 8th studio album, folklore. Surprise 🤗Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my entire brand new album of songs I’ve poured all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into. I wrote and recorded this music in isolation but got to collaborate with some musical heroes of mine; @aarondessner (who has co-written or produced 11 of the 16 songs), @boniver (who co-wrote and was kind enough to sing on one with me), William Bowery (who co-wrote two with me) and @jackantonoff (who is basically musical family at this point). Engineered by Laura Sisk and Jon Low, mixed by Serban Ghenea & Jon Low. The album photos were shot by the amazing @bethgarrabrant. Before this year I probably would’ve overthought when to release this music at the ‘perfect’ time, but the times we’re living in keep reminding me that nothing is guaranteed. My gut is telling me that if you make something you love, you should just put it out into the world. That’s the side of uncertainty I can get on board with. Love you guys so much ♥️

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Después de sus últimos tres lanzamientos de sonido electropop, con este nuevo disco Taylor volvería a sus raíces “country”, que la lanzaron a la fama en 2006. Por último el video de “Cardigan”, que es dirigido por la propia Taylor, también será estrenado esta noche.

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The music video for “cardigan” will premiere tonight, which I wrote/directed. A million thank you’s to my brilliant, bad ass video team – cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, producer Jil Hardin, executive producer Rebecca Skinner, AD Joe ‘Oz’ Osbourne, editor Chancler Haynes, special effects wizards David Lebensfeld & Grant Miller, and set designer Ethan Tobman. The entire shoot was overseen by a medical inspector, everyone wore masks, stayed away from each other, and I even did my own hair, makeup, and styling 😂

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