How Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Folklore’, inspired by The National, made dad-rock cool again

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This Morning star shared her experiences of having IVF as well as falling pregnant at 43 in a chat with Kate Thornton.In the latest episode of White Wine Question Time, Fern chatted to her pal about having children.She opened up about her IVF experience when she was married to her first husband Clive Jones.The couple wed in 1988 and were together until 1998.During this time, the presenter gave birth to twin boys, Jack and Harry, as well as daughter Grace.Her twins were conceived through IVF as she shared how expensive and tough the process was to Kate.She said: “Anyone who has been through IVF knows about those drugs and the enormity of building your hopes and dashing them, it’s extreme.”When her boys were three-years-old, Fern discovered she was pregnant again with a “miracle” baby, Grace.Fern then added: “Then unfortunately my marriage broke up when she was five months [old].“So that was a tricky one so I had a year of really digging deep, but then a year later I met Phil.“We were married after a year so that was two years since Gracie was born.“And then the last chance saloon, I always say it’s late night shopping just before the doors close, Winnie arrived.“So that was exciting and then we had Winnie.”Fern met Phil when they appeared on the BBC show Ready Steady Cook.They married in 2000 before their daughter Winnie was born in 2001.However, they both announced their marriage was ending in a statement on Twitter in January 2020.Fern wrote on her Twitter page at the time: “After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways.“We will always share a great friendship and our lovely children.“We would appreciate it if our privacy is respected at this time.“Thankyou for your continued

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Bon Iver's gruff voice accusing "I can see you standing, honey, with his arms around your body" on track four of Taylor Swift's new album, Folklore, is startling.Just as the whole record came as a surprise this week, his deep, raw vocals are a welcome jolt, juxtaposed against Swift's airy "I had a marvelous time ruining everything" admission fading out from the set's previous track, "The Last Great American Dynasty."So how did Bon Iver (real name Justin Vernon) find his way onto Folklore?The National's Aaron Dessner, who co-produced Folklore (alongside Swift and one of her regular musical partners, Jack Antonoff), told the tale behind remotely recording "Exile" in a pair of release-day interviews.As he recalls, the beginnings of "Exile" --

Lover came out in August 2019, Taylor Swift returns to the woods and plants herself back in her singer-songwriter roots. But which song sounds like a natural hit among the Swifties?Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is the sole featured artist on "exile," his low growling voice recorded in Fall Creek, Wis.

With Folklore dropping like a bolt out of the blue, everyone is a Swiftie right now -- including some of the biggest artists in the music scene.

Taylor Swift just released a new album, Folklore.The National’s Aaron Dessner had a big hand in Swift’s surprise release, which was shaped in isolation and features a collaboration with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on the track “Exile.”Speaking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Dessner explained how the album, accompanied by haunting, black and white images, was sonically shaped by the lockdown.Dessner produced the record and co-wrote 11 of its tracks, much it remotely communicated. If Taylor "had a strong idea for a song,” he explains, “she would have a very specific template or roadmap in mind for the structure of it.”There was little wastage on this project.

Taylor Swift has left Swifties reaching for the tissues after they heard her emotional duet with Bon Iver.Titled Exile, the song featured the gruff-voiced Justin Vernon and saw the pair sing a tender ballad about a failing relationship which both lovers view as a war.Lyrics include: “You're not my homeland anymore/So what am I defending now?"You were my town, now I'm in exile, seein' you out.”Fans have gone wild for the hotly-anticipated collaboration, taking to Twitter to praise 32-year-old Swift for the heart-wrenching song.Swift announced on Instagram that she was to be releasing her eighth studio album as a surprise, having recorded it in lockdown.The 30-year-old also gushed about having worked with some of her “musical heroes” on her

With Folklore dropping like a bolt out of the blue, everyone is a Swiftie right now. Including some of the biggest artists in the music scene.

Taylor Swift has announced she will release a new album at midnight tonight (July 24), featuring collaborations with the likes of Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon, The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff.Posting on Instagram, Swift said the new record was an opportunity for her to pour out “all of my whims, dreams, fears.”“Most of the things I had planned this summer didn’t end up happening, but there is something I hadn’t planned on that DID happen. And that thing is my 8th studio album, folklore,” she wrote.“Surprise.

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The Sun showed the singer getting cozy with co-star during a boozy night out!As RadarOnline.com reported, Timberlake and Wainwright, who are filming an upcoming movie titled Palmer in New Orleans, took a break from acting with a midnight trip to a bar where they enjoyed some drinks on a balcony.Timberlake, 38, appeared to be inebriated as he was stumbling and sipping on drinks, but even worse, sexy Wainwright, 30, was spotted stroking the singer’s knee, before he grabbed her hand.As they held hands, a source told The Sun, “They were smiling and laughing.”The insider also said of the shocking scene, “At one stage he grabbed her hand and rested it on his knee. She then gently started stroking his leg.