Aaron Dessner has described having to keep his collaboration with Taylor Swift a secret on his eight-year-old daughter’s new album ‘Folklore’.
The national guitarist co-wrote and produced 11 of the 16 songs on Swift’s new surprise album, which came out on Friday (July 24).
After previously saying that he “has rarely felt as inspired by someone” as Swift, Dessner expanded on the work process on ‘Folklore’ in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple music.
“I was so glad that we kept it [a secret] because I didn’t want to be the one spilling the beans, “Dessner said of the secret surrounding the album.” I have an eight-year-old daughter, and one day she asked me. She says, ‘Daddy, do you know Taylor Swift?’ It was the morning after we wrote one of these songs.
“And every time we wrote a song, it was like a strange lightning bolt, struck by lightning or something, just exhilarated with electricity. I just looked her in the eye and said, “No.” I honored my confidentiality. “
Dessner also recently said that her creative relationship with Swift “feels like an ongoing collaboration,” hinting that more music may come in the future.
Giving ‘Folklore’ a four-star album review, NME He wrote: “’Folklore’ feels fresh, progressive and, above all, honest. The brilliant production it has lent over the past half decade is put aside for simpler, softer melodies and melancholic instrumentation.
“It is the sound of an artist who is bored with calculated releases and wanted to try something different.”
