Laufey Announces New Album A Matter of Time , Shares Song: Listen
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Laufey has announced a new album, A Matter of Time. The Icelandic Chinese singer and composer's follow-up to 2023's Bewitched arrives August 22 (via Vingolf/AWAL). Aaron Dessner produced the LP alongside Spencer Stewart. 'Tough Luck,' which leads the album, is 'a fiery song about love gone wrong,' Laufey said in press materials. 'I wanted to reveal an angrier side of myself—a side that this unfortunate relationship brought out in me.' Listen to that below.
Of the album, Laufey added, 'People expect a pretty facade 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.' Check out her tour dates with various orchestras below.
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05-27 Mexico City, Mexico - The Teatro Metropólitan 05-31 São 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 Orchestra
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