Stream Taylor Swift's New Album, 'Folklore'

No, Taylor Swift did not spend her quarantine nurturing her sourdough starter or tie-dying old sweaters. Nor did she use the period to re-record her catalog as promised last year after a label dispute. Instead Swift quietly spent self-isolation at work on a new album, Folklore, released at midnight on July 24.

with just 16 hours notice, Swift's eighth studio album, who she called, in a social media post yesterday, "basically musical family at this point." But her main collaborator across the album is a new one: Aaron Dessner of co-wrote or produced 11 of its 16 tracks. also features a track with , plus orchestration from a cohort of frequent Dessner collaborators, including brother Bryce Dessner and bandmate Bryan Devendorf, along with , , and , among others. (Can we expect an appearance from Swift at or someday?)