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Laufey - 2023 - Tiny Desk Concert

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Ashley Pointer | December 13, 2023 “I grew up playing classical music and it's so special to get to play my songs almost in this chamber-like setting,“ Laufey says in her performance. Accompanied by a string quartet, the singer-songwriter's modern jazz-pop love songs soared at the Tiny Desk, the intimacy of our little corner only heightened its impact. Laufey's music undeniably bridges the gap between jazz and younger, mainstream audiences coming to the genre. Her sophomore album, Bewitched, broke Spotify's all-time streaming record for a jazz debut ever in the platform's history and resulted in her first Grammy nomination. She opens the set with “From The Start,“ a bouncy, whimsical tune about unrequited love with a friend, connecting Chet Baker-like scats with charming and playful lyrics. Taking a more melancholic turn into 2021's “Let You Break My Heart Again“ and “Promise,“ her velvety vocals rich with vulnerability dance elegantly

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