Laufey – Tough Luck
A Matter of Time, the highly anticipated new album from GRAMMY®-winning Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey, is set for release on August 22 via Vingolf Recordings / AWAL.
Last month, Laufey teased the album release with a first sampling in the track “Silver Lining,” which she performed with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil at Coachella last month, as well as during her headline set at New Orleans Jazz Fest. Today, Laufey is debuting the album’s new single “Tough Luck.”
Of the song, Laufey explains, “‘Tough Luck’ is a fiery song about love gone wrong. I wanted to reveal an angrier side of myself—a side that this unfortunate relationship brought out in me.
As Laufey began to craft A Matter of Time, she felt freer than ever. “Every new album for me is a blank book of stories to write,” she says, and it’s true. An artist who pours her life experiences into her work, she infused 2022’s Everything I Know About Love with coming-of-age tales revolving around leaving home, and for 2023’s GRAMMY®-winning Bewitched she dove headlong into young love. Brought to life with sweeping orchestral arrangements, interwoven strains of bossa nova and jazz, and Laufey’s honeyed alto, those albums cemented Laufey as a star who can make sounds from bygone eras feel timeless.
LAUFEY LIVE
May 27—The Teatro Metropólitan—Mexico City, Mexico
May 31—Popload Festival—Sao Paolo, Brazil
July 30—Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena—Norfolk, VA*
July 31—Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena—Norfolk, VA*
August 2—Chautauqua Institution—Chautauqua, NY†
August 3—Chautauqua Institution—Chautauqua, NY†
August 7—Blossom Music Center—Cuyahoga Falls, OH‡
August 9—Saratoga Performing Arts Center—Saratoga Springs, NY§
*with The Virginia Symphony Orchestra
†with The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
‡with The Cleveland Orchestra
§with The Philadelphia Orchestra
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