Taylor Swift’s Relationship With Joe Alwyn and Privacy
Taylor Swift’s relationship with Joe Alwyn became one of the most closely watched hidden stories in modern pop, partly because it unfolded during her years away...
Folklore
Folklore marked Taylor Swift’s move toward intimate, fiction-like songwriting and a quieter public posture during a period of unusual privacy. The album became one of her defining pandemic-era records and changed how many listeners heard her as a writer.
- Released in 2020 as a surprise album during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Built around indie-folk textures and a more subdued production style than her earlier pop records.
- Featured collaborations with Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver.
- Won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
- Included songs connected to Swift’s private relationship era, including material credited to William Bowery.