Taylor Swift has announced a surprise new album titled folklore will be released at midnight EST tonight (July 23). The follow-up to 2019’s Lover will include 16 tracks and no previously released singles. Check out the announcement below, along with the album’s tracklist and cover artwork below.
Much of the album was produced and co-written alongside Aaron Dessner of the National, with additional orchestration from his brother Bryce Dessner. It also features contributions from Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and previous collaborator Jack Antonoff, who co-produced her previous album, as well as Wiliam Bowery. “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,” Swift wrote on Instagram.
She added: “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.”
In addition to the new album, Swift will also unveil a video that she wrote and directed for a track called ‘cardigans’ tonight. A bonus track titled ‘the lakes’ will also appear on deluxe physical editions of the LP, the singer-songwriter revealed.
