Unless you have been living under a rock, on a desert island with an irregular internet connection, you will know Taylor Swift just released a new album, Folklore.
The National Aaron Dessner had a huge turnout in Swift’s surprise release, which was formed in isolation and has a collaboration with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on the song “Exile”.
Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Dessner explained how the album, accompanied by disturbing black and white images, was shaped by the blockade.
Dessner produced the album and co-wrote 11 of its tracks, much of which was communicated remotely. If Taylor “had a solid idea for a song,” she explains, “she would have a very specific template or roadmap in mind for the song’s structure.”
There was little waste on this project. Swift and Dessner were “very focused” on the task at hand. “It was months of work and it ended up being a lot of work, but I think it was possible because of this strange outbreak that was happening.”
Now that he is able to step back and examine his efforts, Dessner reflects, “It feels very intimate.” The theme and “how his voice sounds is very raw and superficial, and with a complete frequency and just beautiful.”
To be sure, Swift approached Dessner, he explains. They were mutual fans and quickly got to work on some ideas. From the beginning, a certain “crazy instant chemistry” inspired the process.
Taylor is “truly one of the most hard-working, sharp, focused and talented people I have ever met. So when he had an idea, it was magical and it came very quickly.”
Dessner also discussed working with his brother Bryce on the album and Vernon (“he’s a very generous and community-oriented person”), and keeping everyone else out of the circle, including the rocker’s eight-year-old daughter.
The end result, Dessner notes, is something tangible. “I think a lot of times, when you make an album and it’s very produced, some of those things work out,” he explains. “We were both paying close attention to that, just trying to keep … This is also complete. It’s finished. It feels produced, but I think it will feel quite organic or raw compared to past things. “
Swift’s eighth album Folklore It comes with a lyric video for each song on the album, 16 in total. There’s one more that comes with “The Lakes,” which doesn’t appear on streaming platforms, but will appear in physical versions of the set, which is available on CD, cassette, and vinyl.
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