Folklore - Beige Vinyl

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His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. Taylor Swift emerges from lockdown with a 17 track album of intimate indie folktronica, produced by Aaron Dessner from the National. Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings].

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. 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.Maybe the vocal and acoustic guitars sound a fraction more natural on vinyl, but that could be me hearing what I wanted to hear. I have listened to it several times so far which is honestly more than I can say for most of the new music I have bought recently.

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. US releases have been pressed by French MPO, while European releases have been pressed by Czech GZ Media. The surprise released, eighth full length album from the iconic Taylor Swift, following on from 2019's super colourful record Lover. 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.Swift disappeared into the metaphorical woods while writing ‘Folklore’, and she’s emerged stronger than ever. The glossy production she’s lent on for the past half-decade is cast aside for simpler, softer melodies and wistful instrumentation. It's stripped down perfectly, with crisp and clear vocals and very little surface noise on the pressing itself. 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.