The album reached number one in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Greece, New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Evermore was nominated for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, a second consecutive nomination for Swift in the category after winning it with Folklore the previous year. Reviews regarded the album a sequel or a counterpart to Folklore, and various publications listed it in their year-end rankings of the best albums of 2020. American bands Bon Iver, Haim, and the National contribute guest vocals.Įarning widespread acclaim from music critics, Evermore was praised for its character studies, experimental production, and Swift's nuanced, expressive vocal performance.

The subject matter has been described as an anthology of tales about love, marriage, infidelity, and grief, exploring the complexities of human emotion. Impressionist storytelling and mythopoeia dominate its lyrical technique. Evermore is a record blending alternative rock, indie folk and chamber pop genres, carried by wintry compositions of fingerpicked guitars, somber pianos, lavish strings, and sparse percussion. She described Evermore as an offshoot of 'the folklorian woods', which is an escapist, cottagecore-inspired, alternative music direction she first conceived with Folklore in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Swift launched Evermore as a surprise album like Folklore, dubbing them as sister records. Evermore was a spontaneous product of Swift's extended collaboration with her Folklore co-producer Aaron Dessner, with whom she had developed a creative chemistry. It was released on December 11, 2020, through Republic Records, less than five months after the singer's eighth studio album, Folklore. Evermore (stylized in all lowercase) is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.

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