Laufey has announced her new album ‘A Matter of Time’ with “love gone wrong” teaser single ‘Tough Luck’

Laufey has announced new album ‘A Matter of Time’, set for release on 22nd August via Vingolf Recordings / AWAL.

The Icelandic-Chinese artist has shared new single ‘Tough Luck’ alongside the announcement. “‘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,” Laufey explains.

The GRAMMY winner’s new record follows 2023’s ‘Bewitched’ and sees her working with co-producers Spencer Stewart and Aaron Dessner. “Every new album for me is a blank book of stories to write,” she 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,” she continues. “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.”

Her dates in full read:

MAY
27 The Teatro Metropólitan, Mexico City, Mexico
31 Popload Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil

JULY
30 Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, VA*
31 Virginia Arts Festival at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, VA*

AUGUST
2 Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY†
3 Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY†
7 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH‡
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