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 today via AWAL/Vingolf Recordings.
Laufey will unveil the Warren Fu-directed music video for the new deluxe track ‘Madwoman’ on Monday 13 April (US time), starring “Heated Rivalry” breakout Hudson Williams, Olympic champion Alysa Liu, Lola Tung of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and “Forbidden Fruits”and Megan Skiendiel of KATSEYE.
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).’
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. She’ll head for Australia later in the winter. The runs follow sold-out U.K. and European legs this year with dates at London’s O2 (two nights), Paris’ Adidas Arena, Dublin’s 3Arena and more.
Earlier this year, 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 honour. A Matter of Time was released to widespread critical acclaim in August, debuting at #3 on the UK Official Charts, #4 on the Billboard200 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 21 April via Penguin Random House. A live album, A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden, is set for release 18 April for Record Store Day.
Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz- and classical-infused pop music. Raised between Reykjavik and Washington, D.C., she learned piano and cello as a child, later studying at Berklee College of Music. There, she wrote her debut EP, 2021’s Typical of Me, whose striking single “Street by Street” debuted at No. 1 on Icelandic radio—the first of many achievements that have grown to include nearly 7 billion global streams, a social media audience of 25 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history, a growing pile of Platinum plaques, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation and being named one of TIME’s 2025 Women of the Year. She’s sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Crypto.com Arena and London’s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the LA Phil, the National Symphony Orchestra and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with the likes of Noah Kahan, Hozier, Jon Batiste and Raye; and collaborated on records with artists including Barbra Streisand, Role Model, Beabadoobee and Norah Jones.
See widespread critical acclaim for A Matter of Time:
“a phenomenon almost without comparison in contemporary pop.” The New York Times
“…her singular spot in modern music makes A Matter of Time so triumphant: her latest full-length sounds unstuck from sonic or storytelling expectations, and thus, Laufey once again surpasses them.” Billboard
“…one of Gen Z’s favorite ‘pop girls’; her genre-defying sound breaks down the barriers between jazz, pop, and classical music.” Vogue
“There’s only one singer in the world who has their jazz scat solos sung back at them note-for-note by arenas filled with adoring fans. That would be Laufey, a Gen Z artist who transcends genre and medium.” Time
Laufey’s A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour is out 10 April through AWAL. Get the Deluxe album HERE.
LAUFEY
A MATTER OF TIME TOUR
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
JULY & AUGUST 2026
Presented by Frontier Touring and triple j
LAUFEY PRESALE – 3RD MELBOURNE SHOW
via laufeymusic.com
From: Monday 13 April, 2pm AEST
Closes: Tuesday 14 April, 2pm AEST
or when presale allocation exhausted
FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE – 3RD MELBOURNE SHOW
via frontiertouring.com/laufey
From: Monday 13 April, 2pm AEST
Closes: Tuesday 14 April, 2pm AEST
or when presale allocation exhausted
TICKETS ON SALE – 3RD MELBOURNE SHOW
via frontiertouring.com/laufey
From: Tuesday 14 April, 3pm AEST
REMAINING TICKETS FOR ALL OTHER SHOWS ON SALE NOW!
Via frontiertouring.com/laufey
ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES
SATURDAY 25 JULY
RAC Arena | Perth WA
ticketek.com.au
TUESDAY 28 JULY
Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide SA
ticketek.com.au
THURSDAY 30 JULY
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC
SOLD OUT
ticketek.com.au
FRIDAY 31 JULY
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC
SOLD OUT
ticketek.com.au
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC
NEW SHOW! PRESALE TICKETS FROM MONDAY 13 APRIL
ticketek.com.au
MONDAY 3 AUGUST
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane QLD
ticketek.com.au
FRIDAY 7 AUGUST
Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney NSW
ticketek.com.au
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST
Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney NSW
ticketek.com.au
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
Spark Arena | Auckland NZ
ticketmaster.co.nz
