Folklore - Beige Vinyl

Product Information

US releases have been pressed by French MPO, while European releases have been pressed by Czech GZ Media.

It’s the sound of an artist who’s bored of calculated releases and wanted to try something different. Everything from a hole in the record where it’s not supposed to be, to scratches and even one chipped. His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. This took me by surprise but the combination of earworms, great production and storytelling songwriting found me just at the right time, or I just like weeping along to ‘Exile’, who knows, but I love it. Jacket is a matte finish with embossing on the front cover text and debossing around the attached photo.Vyrůstala ve West Readingu v Pensylvánii a ve čtrnácti se přestěhovala do Nashville v Tennessee, kde začala svou hudební kariéru jako country zpěvačka. Swift disappeared into the metaphorical woods while writing ‘Folklore’, and she’s emerged stronger than ever. A routinely great artist, much of Sufjan's universal appeal comes from his skills as a gifted narrator, pairing personal musings on love and devotion with commentary on American culture, whilst welding folk and electronica, the ambient and existential. Now with a massively successful US tour opening for sweet soul darlings Thee Sacred Souls behind him, 2023 is sure to be a propitious year for Daptone's newest signee. The songs and arrangements are beautiful and offer a much broader range of subjects than she has written about before.

Maybe the pandemic has put us into a more introspective mood but whatever the story behind these songs - the net result is a career peak - at least to this music fan. Over the last few months he has disarmed packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung.I am admittedly an older music fan considering Ms Swift's demographic fan base but I would like to think that I try to stay somewhat current with today's music scene. The glossy production she’s lent on for the past half-decade is cast aside for simpler, softer melodies and wistful instrumentation. The surprise released, eighth full length album from the iconic Taylor Swift, following on from 2019's super colourful record Lover.

Written by Taylor with Dessner, Justin vernon, Jack Antonoff and the mysterious William Bowery, it's an understated masterpiece of stripped back acoustic electronica, reminiscent of Sufjan Stevens in places; the Autumn to the Summery tie-dye pop of Lover. It's stripped down perfectly, with crisp and clear vocals and very little surface noise on the pressing itself. The new album folklore features production assistance and guest spots from the likes of Aaron Dessner of the National, Bon Iver and regular collaborator, Jack Antonoff.However, when I read about the positive reviews and her collaborators, such as Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), and Aaron Dessner (The National), I took the plunge. So far only thru side A and and finding terrible warbles in extended piano notes, sluggish sounding too, and wandering “imaging”- there was a noticeable change (improvement) during track 3- the pace self corrected so warbles disappeared… listening to side B now and it has no issues. My gut is telling me that if you make something you love, you should just put it out into the world. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene.