With the release of her third album, A Matter of Time , Laufey is showing the world a new side of herself. Previously known for her wistful lyrics about unrequited crushes, the 26-year-old sings a different tune on this record: one about falling in love for the first time. “My first two albums are kind of just like, 'Oh, I wonder what it will feel like, la di da, I'm falling behind,’” she said over a Zoom call last month, fresh-faced and cheery in the comfort of her Los Angeles home. “But this one is a lot more introspective and mature.”

Born in Iceland to a musical family (her mother is a violinist and her maternal grandparents were professors at China’s Central Conservatory of Music), Laufey (pronounced lay- vey) blends the styles of jazz, classical, bossa nova, and contemporary

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