Laufey announces new album 'A Matter of Time', shares first single
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Laufey announces new album 'A Matter of Time', shares first single

Icelandic singer and jazz-pop composer Laufey is back with a brand new record. Her third LP, A Matter of Time, is out August 22 on Vingolf/AWAL. It is the follow-up to her last record, Bewitched, which brought the singer her first Grammy (for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album).

Laufey has also shared the new album's first single, "Tough Luck", which comes with a lyric-and-chords video from Sasha Guimaraes and Johnny Chew. Watch below:

Of the new record, Laufey says:

"I’m constantly thinking about classical and jazz, how to properly preserve them and pay homage. For this album. I just wanted to let my heart wander. People expect a pretty façade of girly clothes, fantastical stories, and romantic music. This time, I was interested in seeing how I could draw out the most flawed parts of myself and look at them directly in the mirror."

Laufey also has a few shows set up for this spring and summer with various orchestras. Check those dates down below.

Laufey A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time is out August 22. Preorder here.

Tour Dates:

05/27 Mexico City, Mexico @ The Teatro Metropólitan
05/31 Sao Paolo, Brazil @ Popload Festival
07/30 Norfolk, VA @ Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena*
07/31 Norfolk, VA @ Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena*
08/02 Chautauqua, NY @ Chautauqua Institution†
08/03 Chautauqua, NY @ Chautauqua Institution†
08/07 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center‡
08/09 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center§

* with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
† with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
‡ with the Cleveland Orchestra
§ with the Philadelphia Orchestr

Jeremy J. Fisette

Connecticut

Writer, musician, editor, podcaster. Editor-in-chief & video editor of The Needle Drop.

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