Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)
Laufey, the Icelandic jazz-pop artist, has gained acclaim for her modern take on jazz, winning two Grammy Awards for best traditional pop album. Her latest album, A Matter of Time, explores the emotional arc of a relationship, blending jazz with soul and Brazilian rhythms while embracing vulnerability in her vocals. The music video for her song Mad Woman featured a dramatic fish-slapping scene, which she described as cathartic and empowering.
- ▪Laufey has won two Grammy Awards for best traditional pop vocal album.
- ▪Her song Mad Woman's music video involved slapping an actor with a prop fish, which she found emotionally liberating.
- ▪A Matter of Time, released in August, is structured around the breakdown of a relationship and includes stylistic experiments beyond traditional jazz.
- ▪Laufey studied at Berklee College of Music and blends influences from jazz, film musicals, and Taylor Swift.
- ▪She believes younger audiences are less concerned with genre labels, allowing her more artistic freedom.
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Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic CorrespondentLaufey/Vingolf/AwalLaufey's modern spin on jazz has twice earned her the Grammy Award for best traditional pop albumIt's probably fair to say that most of us have never slapped someone so hard with a wet fish that they fall, fully clothed, into a swimming pool.Until recently, that was also true for Icelandic jazz-pop phenomenon Laufey. Then she released a song called Mad Woman, whose video required her to hit Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams square in the face with a red snapper."Oh my God, it was amazing. It was cathartic," she laughs at the memory.
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