Aimeé
It seems like only yesterday that Taylor Swift dropped her first pandemic album, Folklore. It was actually about five months ago, which is still a shockingly short time for her to be dropping another album.
And yet, she announced one as a surprise for all of on Thursday, saying Folklore‘s “sister album” Evermore would be out at midnight tonight:
I’m elated to tell you that my 9th studio album, and folklore’s sister record, will be out tonight at midnight eastern. It’s called evermore.
📷: Beth Garrabrant pic.twitter.com/xdej7AzJRW— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 10, 2020
Swift also wrote quite a bit more including that she “just couldn’t stop writing songs.”
Um, excuuuuuse me??? How?? We are in a full pandemic and I can barely get out my pajamas and Taylor Swift can’t stop creating!
I’ve never done this before. In the past I’ve always treated albums as one-off eras and moved onto planning the next one after an album was released. There was something different with folklore. In making it, I felt less like I was departing and more like I was returning.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 10, 2020
And I loved creating these songs with Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, WB, and Justin Vernon. We’ve also welcomed some new (and longtime) friends to our musical kitchen table this time around…
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 10, 2020
She also promised a new music video, to heap on the insanity:
Tonight the story continues, as the music video for “willow” drops at midnight eastern. pic.twitter.com/T3o0nsANpY
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 10, 2020
Fans met the news from an emotionally unstable place because they’re both excited and scared of their prolific queen. The tweets responding to the news are almost as unhinged as making two studio albums when the entire world is shut down. Overall, they are very, very thankful. We need someplace to put our feelings, and a Taylor ballad is the right place.
Here are all the reactions to the announcement of Evermore that aren’t just screaming and crying:
1.
taylor swift really said good morning
— Courtney INDY N2 (@swiftlycourtney) December 10, 2020
2.
https://twitter.com/ginnyhogan_/status/1337094175313993731
3.
well, she's not named taylor slow
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) December 10, 2020
4.
Folklore and Evermore pic.twitter.com/pszaD3xJWt
— Harry Hill (@veryharryhill) December 10, 2020
5.
— no (@zedonarrival) December 10, 2020
6.
https://twitter.com/bawbbyshere/status/1337038430103089155
7.
now what the hell am i supposed to do the next 14 hours #evermore
— delphine (@seeitinmymind) December 10, 2020
8.
taylor swift made two whole albums in isolation while I'm still struggling to write an essay BYE😭
— emrah (@skinnysel) December 10, 2020
9.
ME PREPARING FOR #Evermore TOMORROW @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/dEPJG9bvms
— tushar (@reputushion) December 10, 2020
10.
Oh you think you were productive this year? lol – @taylorswift13 #Evermore pic.twitter.com/8ujKR8jc6z
— Sakshi Bhatia (@sakshibd) December 10, 2020
