‘A Matter of Time: The Final Hour’, the new deluxe version of L.A.-based Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey’s GRAMMY®-winning album ‘A Matter of Time’, is out now via AWAL/Vingolf Recordings.
The eagerly awaited deluxe edition features the album’s 15 original tracks, plus four new songs including the previously released “How I Get”, “Madwoman”, “I Wait, I Wait, I Wait” and “I’ll Forget About You (In Time)”.
To add to the excitement, Laufey unveils the music video for the new deluxe track “Madwoman” starring ‘Heated Rivalry’s’ Hudson Williams, Olympic champion Alysa Liu, Lola Tung of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ and Megan Skiendiel of KATSEYE.
Filmed in Los Angeles in the weeks leading up to Laufey’s full-set Coachella debut, the video features an all-star cast of friends and heroes in a Slim Aarons-inspired world where the picture-perfect veneer is not quite as it seems.
“Growing up, I felt a general lack of representation for people who looked like me in music and media. With the “Madwoman” video, I wanted to be that representation,” says Laufey. “The result is what honestly feels like my absolute dream video and exactly what younger Laufey would have loved to see”.
The video represents a convergence of Asian and Asian American talent both in front of and behind the camera—from the all-star cast to director Warren Fu, DP Andrew Truong, numerous heads of department, and Executive Producers C100 Co-Founder Oscar Tang and Christine Yi and Maqui Qi of Gold House. The project celebrates that Asian representation in music, film, sports and the arts is responsible for some of the greatest stories shaping culture today.
‘A Matter of Time:The Final Hour’ adds to a landmark year for Laufey, who is set to perform at Coachella this weekend and next before embarking on a tour of Asia in May with sold-out stops in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul and more. The runs follow her sold-out U.K. and European legs this year.
Earlier this month, Laufey took home Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for ‘A Matter of Time’ at the 68th GRAMMY® Awards. The win is her second in the category, following a statue for ‘Bewitched’ at the 2024 awards which made her the youngest artist to win the honor. ‘A Matter of Time’ was released to widespread critical acclaim in August, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Jazz Albums chart (where it continues to hold a spot in the top 10). In January, Laufey was presented with Icelandic knighthood, the prestigious Order of the Falcon, by President Halla Tómasdóttir.
Laufey’s first children’s book, ‘Mei Mei The Bunny’, is set for release on April 21 via Penguin Random House and a live album, ‘A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden’, is set for release April 18 for Record Store Day.
‘A Matter of Time: The Final Hour’ Tracklisting
1. Clockwork
2. Lover Girl
3. Snow White
4. Castle in Hollywood
5. Carousel
6. Silver Lining
7. Too Little, Too Late
8. Cuckoo Ballet (Interlude)
9. Forget-Me-Not
10. Tough Luck
11. A Cautionary Tale
12. Mr. Eclectic
13. Clean Air
14. Sabotage
15. Seems Like Old Times
16. Madwoman
17. How I Get
18. I Wait, I Wait, I Wait
19. I’ll Forget About You (In Time)
