Way back in April, Taylor Swift posted a seemingly simple selfie to Instagram that said, "Not a lot going on at the moment." This turned out to be a hint that she was working on folklore, but fans are noticing it could have also been a nod to evermore, as well.
Just a few weeks ago she posted a black and white cottagecore themed photo, which just happens to be the theme of folklore, with the exact same caption. Fans noticed today that the framed photos in the background of the Instagram shot feature a willow tree and ivy. As Twitter user @evermoregus astutely pointed out, "Willow" is the name of track one on the evermore album, and Buzzfeed quickly connected the dots that "Ivy" just so happens to be track 10!
Taking it even deeper than that, Twitter user @illicitscars observed, "OK THIS MIGHT BE A REACH BUT WHEN SHE SAID 'not a lot going on at the moment' IN APRIL, THE COLOURS ARE LIKE EVERMORE BUT WHEN SHE SAID IT LAST MONTH, THE COLOURS ARE FOLKLORE? #EVERMORE." Switching from a selfie in color with sepia tones and most recently a black and white photo would seem to indicate that Swift was working on both albums simultaneously.
She may have even hinted at a few lyrics in a retweet from last week featuring an article from Rolling Stone naming folklore one of the best albums of 2020, writing, "*cries in cottagecore* *screams in soft lullabies* *throws self to the base of a willow tree by a reflection pool at midnight.*"
