Laufey’s new album, A Matter of Time, dazzled the hearts of both new and old fans alike. Released on August 22nd, 2025, this album marked Laufey’s third studio album.
This album, ranging from love songs to first heartbreaks, provided the spectrum that love stories shine from. If this album could be described in one word, responses would range from ‘ethereal’, ‘heartbreaking’, ‘whimsical’.
For fans returning to her music, they have found Laufey’s latest album to differ from previous albums. This album blended newer genres like indie pop, setting A Matter of Time apart from her other albums. As seen in songs like “Silver Lining”, she manages to artfully blend newer genres as well.
Meanwhile, there are some hints of this album that relate back to her previous music. Laufey’s music has often been described by critics as a modern blend between classical and pop genres. In a Time interview, Laufey deters this, explaining, “I’ve never been able to fit into one box or another, so I just let myself be free.”
Her complex heritage is represented in the song “Forget-Me-Not,” an ode to her home country: Iceland. Laufey’s compelling songwriting is a large part of her cultural heritage and the stories and people she has encountered. Essentially, she is a mural of every experience she’s had, as this song was sung in blends of Icelandic and English.
The album provides a creative variety of emotions seen within her love story. This is seen in the range of modern love ballads like “Clockwork” and “Lover Girl”, two songs that explore the thrill and embarrassment of falling in love. The album shifts to more personal and deeper themes according to Laufey, and this album was meant to be her “most lyrically vulnerable and most sonically daring” (TIME).
This shift can be seen in songs like “Too Little, Too Late”, and “Snow White.” A majority of her album was written and produced on her own, especially these two, talking about unrequited love and the heartbreak of societal standards placed on women. Both of these songs provide no comfort or hints of bittersweetness, shifting towards the mature themes Laufey intended for this album to express.
A song that set apart from the rest of the album was “Mr. Eclectic”, showing the way people react to post-heartbreak in modern society. She expresses the childishness of the person who broke her heart, insulting them by calling them words like poser throughout lyrics, relating to a larger scale of male manipulator-dissers alike. Clairo, an indie pop singer, provides background vocals, showing a playful play on friendship through heartbreak, reducing the situation and giving her something to laugh about.
I feel like Laufey’s album provided a creative mix of self expression, and helped me get into her music and the creative, blended Laufey genre as the singer dubbed it. This album deserves four stars, tracks enticing me and playing on loop. As a fellow hopeless romantic, her music has struck a chord with me and others around the world.
