Laufey: 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 with the strings, creating a symphony of emotions. Laufey concludes the set with "California and Me," which she explains was heavily influenced by her receiving her first baby grand and compositions by Liszt and Chopin. This mesmerizing performance is a captivating testament to the power of collaboration and music's ability to evoke raw, unfiltered emotion.
SET LIST
"From The Start"
"Let You Break My Heart Again"
"Promise"
"California and Me"
MUSICIANS
Laufey Jónsdóttir: piano, guitar, vocals
Sherri Zhang: violin
Josh Henderson: violin
Aria Cheregosha: viola
Ken Kubota: cello
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Ashley Pointer
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Maia Stern
Audio Assistant: Neil Tevault
Production Assistant: Elle Mannion
Photographer: Estefania Mitre
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Hazel Cills
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#nprmusic #tinydesk #laufey - Hudba
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Laufey is just so good. She even tweeted back in 2021 that she'd like to be on Tiny Desk someday. It's 2023 and she's achieved that. Bravo!
Yay
Oh my gosh this is soooo goodddd!
That feels like just yesterday! Been a fan of hers since late 2020 ♥️
Who’s this girl?
@@alanmatkovic3221 her name is Laufey! Check her out.
i can’t get over the second violinists focus face 🤣 the strings killed it!!
same !!! 😳
Came here to say 👀
I knew this comment was going to be here 😂😂😂 I love her look like "don't f*ck up, here comes your part"
Same
The comment I was looking for !!!
God her voice just feels exactly like Christmas time sitting by the ripping fireplace and it’s snowing outside, and being with the ones you love.
Exactly ❤❤
and im so happy that she does in fact have Christmas music too! she is so captivating
Love to keep me warm is so good!
Hope it acc snows on Christmas one day so I can put her on the living room
I'd totally buy a Laufey Christmas album. And I hate Christmas music.
whoever fumbled laufey must really be punching themselves rn because shes phenomenal
Im glad they did because we wouldn’t have these gems although it feels kinda selfish but
It was a canon event
@@revimfadli4666realest response
I just learned of her tonight and I’m in love with her voice, her musicality, everything.❤️
Playing a bossa rhythm while singing is so crazy she's so talented
True! I thought only Brazillians can do it!
Could yo explain what means and when she does it? Know nothing of that. 😂
@@ashlyn888 The rhythm/style she plays on guitar during the first song is called bossa nova, and it can be very difficult for some people to sing while maintaining that rhythm because your hands and mouth are generally moving out of step with each other.
John Pizzarelli has been doing that for decades
@@ascotia yes a great example is desafinado by Tom Jobim
I can’t believe a laufey tiny desk finally exists 👏🏽👏🏽
It doesn't exist. You're dreaming.
it was only a matter of time
Can't believe Olivia Rodrigo'$ is considered a master piece 😅 when performances like this are available on the same place
I just found out about her like 2 days ago and then this pops up ❤
@@nelsongalarza5452both of them are great
Crazy how effortlessly and smoothly she can switch between registers. She is such an incredible talent.
It is awe inspiring
She's the first person ever to do it. Geeez
what does it mean to switch between registers?
what does it mean to switch between registers?
@@rdumorne1is it a crime to say good things about this performance 😭 all you've been doing is negate the comments here
My god. Heard her today for the first time. I was in the library and came over "Let You Break My Heart Again". Ended up in sobbing, so I had to run to the toilet.
And for information, I’m a 6’4 metalhead covered in tattoos, bet It looked very weird 😂
She is amazing, and also really beautiful.
Love from a fellow scandinavian in Norway.
@oleg666 lol! I stumbled across Laufey because my wife is of Icelandic heritage - Magnusson-Bernhoft! What a talent Laufey is. Simply blown away!
No one can resist the power of Laufey. Welcome to the team
bruh, i'm cried to that song too few months ago, and i'm a metalhead too 😂😂😂🤘
And she didn’t even need to whip out her cello to prove what an incredible musician she is! What a talent
Facts shes amazing I hope Borns and her collab one day
You just earned yourself an updoot! *updoots*
First time listener. If they don’t cast Laufey as a Disney Princess and have her sing the songs, just shoot me dead
Amen
agreed
my thought exactly
Perfection
comment of the year
If I sang like this I would never shut up
You guys dont realize how clean someone's voice has to be to be that closely mic'd and sound that way. It's engineered, levelsd live but no matter how much post-production you do to clean up anything, the voice won't sound this pristine without it truly being that clean to begin with. Yup
Heard that in a voice thousands of times before. She is really good though
@@rdumorne1dude what’s your problem she’s incredible why are you leaving negative comments everywhere
Lots and lots of practice and hard work and a little bit of genealogy, but yeah, that's voice control at its finest
It's called "classical music training" :) But yeah, it requires a lot of work.
What does a clean voice mean?
I can't think of a more "NPR" artist than Laufey. Perfect match.
This is just true
So true!
Hahaha facts
I can think of one- @nnalumansi Susanna Sebagala … look up her Tiny Desk submission “Messes”
what does npr mean
Laufey's voice and songs are such a great fit for this intimate setting! Also shoutout to the string quartet (I see you Ken) 🤗
Living the dream!
Agreed! It’s so cozy 🪟
Yeee Ken!
Nearly 40 year old battle hardened Scotsman here and I cannot listen to this woman without goosebumps and tears in my eyes - she speaks to my heart and old soul. Reminds me of listening to old school music with my late Grandma. Never in the history of Grammys has one been so richly deserved. I want her to write a musical with Sara Bareilles and turn us all into weeping human goosebumps. What a talent ❤🥹😭
Agreed, my gran would love her too. I don't tear easily but she makes me, it's that great what she's writing and how she sings.
She is a Judy garland incarnate . It's amazing
Well said. 75 year old Englishman here feeling the same feels.
I'm a 75 year old male who just heard this vocalist for the first time....and found myself sobbing, like others here. As a musician, my emotions are stirred by music. But I wasn't expecting this reaction. I am amazed by the multitudes of super talented individuals like her who can touch our hearts as well as our souls.
The audacity of Laufey being cute even saying “BLAH BLAH BLAH” 🥰
Jesus Christ..... stop it.
You don’t know what audacity means
The fact that she can sing so perfectly with such a pure tone while accompanying herself is incredible.
Laufey is simply amazing live - I saw her at a jazz festival this summer. Flawless singing - and always genuine as you can see.
20 seconds in and i got goosebumps already. love her voice so much
Me too 🥰
It took 23 sec here
I'm getting Diana Krall vibes back during her debut, just this time with a guitar. Laufey has an amazing voice.
Yessss
Intended to just dip in but ended up staying. Totally hooked! 🎶
MUSICIANS:
Laufey-Electric Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Aria Cheregosha -Viola
Josh Henderson -Violin
Ken James Kubota -Cello
Sherri Zhang -Violin
sherri zhang be like O _ O
shoutout to all musicians involved!!!
My god, she is good. She wields her voice so firmly; such impeccable control. Love the tone and timbre of her voice as well. She makes jazz accessible with pop and Bossa Nova influences, and she seems like such a sweet and enthusiastic individual.
Her laugh is to die for. 🥰
but... first song could be literally just a bossa standard, mainly bc bossa nova is just poppy and elitist samba
i wish this tiny desk would last like 1 hour, 19 minutes of laufey's voice IS NOT ENOUGH
FRR😞
Exactly!!!!!! Too short
What an honor to play chamber music with Laufey on this series 🤍 Hope soon again ✨
I play the cello too and I have to say you did a wonderful job. You could instantly recognised that it was a top-class quartet from the amazing blend and precision.
all the strings were so pretty
I was happily surprised when I clicked on this video as I did not expect to see you in this ensemble! Your cover of Super Rich Kids is one of my all time favourites :) Thanks for a beautiful performance !
Nice to see you on tiny desk, as a ebass player, you made me want to buy a cello just to get the sound you have when you hold it like a bass guitar in your vids.
i freaked when i saw u in there i was so so happy
I’m 70, and grew up hearing music in a time when it was easy to find original songs, often written by the artists that sang them, that I found enjoyable in many ways:
Lyrics telling a relatable story
Melodies impossible to forget
Harmonies, rythyms, and music riffs that conveyed or sustained the emotion
Many such songs. Every year.
But for the last 30 or so years, few popular songs have been even close.
Hence when you tube recommended this new popular artists’ video to me, I couldn't have been more skeptical.
But I was pleasantly surprised.
Not only does Laufey sing and play as well many of those I remember, she can also write original songs that I find just as enjoyable as those written 60+ years ago.
I’m your age and I hope you realise there are so many singer songwriters today who write and perform incredible music. It’s really a sign of thinking “old” to look back at days past as better than what’s happening since you were 25.
I'm glad you guys found laufey❤
She says in the beginning "it hurts to be something, but it's worse to be nothing", I didn't understand until hearing the song through, but her music just makes you understand. Such a special talent, wow.
She is a world class performer!
World class period!
Nice
Nyc
👍
Best
Tiny Desk + Leufey + Strings = perfection.
Great songwriting and fantastic vocals.
"Leufey"😭
This performance might go down as a top 10 Tiny Desk performances of all time. Everything was executed with such perfection and passion... Wishing Laufey good luck in her musical endeavors.
One month later: 2 million views.
Best new jazz vocals I've heard in years.
She sounded like someone from the 50's.
Love Laufey ❤❤❤
My first thought too, must be an old soul…..
A charming musical Revelation
I prefer Samara Joy and Esperanza Spalding for pure vocal jazz. Laufey’s more of a lounge / chamber Pop singer. But she’s very talented
@@DefenestrateYourself Well, I got a few of Esperanza Spalding, for me an interesting songwriter with a gorgeous voice, but I did not know yet Samara Joy! Thanks a lot for this fantastic lady…..she got an old soul with a great voice…O Holy Night, what a perfect interpretation….Laufey is interesting, coming from classical training of Cello and ending with self-written songs sounding like the musicians from the 1920th….very special!
I think there are a lot of first class jazz vocalists you don't know. The more pop in it the better known they are.
This is the first time I've heard of Laufey. I feel like I'm transported back to a bittersweet nostalgia, where you play back your regrets and there is an inevitability to the ending, yet you long and yearn for something different. Wistful.
Ok? 👍🏼
She sounds like Rosemary Clooney when she was younger.
I listen and feel as though I am being transported back to the 1940s.
I completely agree!
@@guermeisterdoodlebug7980 Bossa Nova is from the 60s
💐TIMESTAMP💐
0:00 From the start
4:04 Let you break my heart again
9:10 Promise
14:32 California and me
Thank you!
🙏
Copied word for word, bar for bar a day later than mine 😤 jk it's good if people see any resource
Legend. Thank you!
The hero we needed!
Her voice is like drinking brandy in a smoky Jazz speakeasy during Prohibition. Unbelievably good 🥹
I'm so happy that prepared and studied musicians are reclaiming the place THEY DESERVE in the music world and are having success 😭 you're magneficent Layfey!! Can't wait to see you performing live ❤
0:00 From the start
4:04 Let you break my heart again
9:10 Promise
14:32 California and me
Thank you❤
The audio engineer is a real hero to have captured this so perfectly that the rest of us could feel like we were in the room.
Edit: I saw in the credits that it was Josh Rogosin. Great job in capturing all of these acoustic instruments and balancing them perfectly with her voice. Absolutely beautiful 👏👏
legit the most crisp and crystal clear audio i’ve heard. i closed my eyes and it was so immersive that i genuinely thought they were performing right in front of me. never have i been so disappointed to open my eyes
💯
Huge compliments to the audio engineers indeed!
Tiny Desk almost always sounds incredible while SNL only sounds reasonable when the planets align, the artist has sold their soul, and the number of fish in the sea is risking total ecological collapse.
raise your hand if you have been personally victimized by SNL lol@@EUC-lid
round of applause for the sound engineers and sound people knocking it out the park again💥👏🏼
❤
Her control of her vibrato is amazing.
It's crazy to think about how far she has come after that viral cover of 'I wish you love'. Definitely a result of great talent and hard work!
Hahahahahahahahahajahaha
@@RadowitzkiFY :)
@@Radowitzki Putting yourself out there and being consistent for long enough to get some recognition is hard regardless of how lucky you are. You should try it!
Is it just me, but I can’t help but admire her in every possible way
Not just you.
Not ever just you, she is breath taking. I mean she just glows when she sings, it's amazing. I love how we all just admire our queen.
Not the only one. She’s bringing vocals back 😩
You're down bad
Welcome to the club brother😅
her voice is so beautiful, her voice is like a warm cup of soothing herbal tea
OMG she sounds just like the album!!!! She's amazing!
As someone that obtained a masters in classical vocal performance that now *mostly* listens to rap, I can honestly say that (at least to my knowledge) Laufey is one of the most proficient and talented songwriters I’ve seen in a hot minute. Her nods to composers/older songwriters are put through her own unique creative voice (and her actual singing voice!) in a way that’s hard to find-what could be pastiche, derivative or archaic is just another very worthy addition to a bigger canon of well measures pieces. TL;DR Great stuff!
What do you do for a living?
Rap....what a fscking joke.
I’m a sailor
Great comment!
That is such a weird and sudden change in taste
For all the Laufers that wanna come back again:
0:00 From the Start (blahblahblah!!)
4:04 Let You Break My Heart Again
9:12 Promise
14:34 California and Me
LAUFERS
I love you for this
❤
i wish they played a song from a different album like typical of me or even her christmas album :(
@@letti4285 I feel like they recorded this before she released the Christmas album though
i was studying with laufey as background while studying, had to stop to cry at promise
Last time I commented on a CZcams video, I was 12. I never felt the need to say anything about any video ever, but this is genuinely the first time I have cried to music. Her voice brings me to tears, it literally feels like she's a form of my soul howling to the heavens.
That was unbelievable, I had only ever heard the first song before. I just cried my eyes out. I can’t remember the last time music I hadn’t hear before hit me on such an emotional level. Such perfectly crafted songs, such palpable melancholy. I am overwhelmed in the best way possible.
Precisely.
Listening to her sing literally makes me feel like I'm on drugs
I second your comment, only this is the first time I've heard of Laufey.
The casual listener can't possibly understand how incredibly difficult it is for someone to both sing with that level of beauty and accompany themselves on a variety of instruments! She is a world class performer!
Absolutely. By the way, was the piano out of tune? The 2nd song had a distinct sound to it.
@@Ciruelatron Its supposed to sound this way!
what an oddly demeaning, gatekeeping thing to bring to an otherwise lovely environment. We can appreciate an artist and their skill without insulting others.
I dare say that a lot of people probably good grasp the complexity of her performance, and even if not, it can be pointed out in a better way.
@@Hamuelincalm down
@@Hamuelin😂 I thought it was obvious, but I in no way shape or form, was intending to put down anyone. I hope you realize that not everyone can appreciate a musicians skill as much as a fellow musician can.
Don't normally listen to this style of music, but as I sit here and work, listening through....pretty incredible. What a voice.
I discovered her today on the radio and... I'm in awe. I don't want to stop listening to her.
Laufey, you're incredible. It feels so long since I like someone's set the way I LOVE this.
Hii, which radio station did you discover her on? Looking for a good radio to listen to :)
Her voice scale, control and timbre are just incredible. She reminds me of Ella in how she hits her lows. New fan.
She would be very flattered to hear that! Ella is a huge inspiration for her and a childhood hero. ❤
....and the way she uses that in her word painting. Sublime. I was hooked right away myself. So stoked to see her on Tiny Desk!
I agree with the comparison to Ella. Her precision, phrasing and musicianship are so impressive.
Yes.❤
YES!!!!!
The sound engineer is once again, the hidden MVP. Did he get a raise?
This just instantly feels "comfortable". What a great sound, clear as day, without vinyl cracking. The musical style still holds up.
Her phrasing is absolutely beautiful. That's real classical training
This is my first time hearing this melodious voice. Laufey and her band woke me up this morning. What a joy.
💯
As a person who grew up in the classical music world, fell in love with it and then had to leave it behind, listening to you is simply a warm hug to the heart. Just thank you Laufey, amazing ❤
completely resonate with your comment 💜
How come you had to leave it behind, if you don’t mind me asking.
How did you have to leave it behind? It just seems like a strange thing to say.
The improvisation in jazz is a testament to the musicians' creativity and skill
Found her music by accident and I'm absolutely hypnotized by her voice. Every song was filled with emotion and memories.
I hadn't known her before this Tiny Desk version popped up in my playlist and I bawled my eyes out for the entire concert. She knocked me off my socks completely and I guess I'm a fan now. ❤
Exactly! Wow just wow!
facts@@frhmlyes
I also
Same 🥰
I found her about 3 months ago, so here I am. Good stuff.
Is crazy, I met Laufey’s music at quarantine time when she only had a few songs. Loved the instagram lives she used to do with us singing requests.
Now she is receiving the recognition she deserves and I feel really proud and happy for her. Is a contemporary genius (in my opinion). I hope I may go to a concert of her someday.
Me too, followed her all the way on Tiktok, from the covers to her own first song release, and beyond. So proud of and happy for her 🎉
I doubt it. Don't lie.
OHMYGODDD YESS!! Back when she did insta lives during quarantine i was there 😭 she came a long wayy
ive never heard of her, and im in tears while looking at the lyrics
Laufey is one of the best things to happen to music today. What a wonderful, buttery voice to go with her great songwriting.
That display of raw emotions at Promise, (9:10) is crazy, I felt her energy, it was like she traveled back in time to those feelings and sung her heart out, when the song ended, it's like she woke back up and was at the Tiny desk concert again. That was insane, I have become a new fan!
W amazing she was so good I hope Borns and her collab one day :)
Right!!!!!❤
Heartbreaking from the very first key - the emotion, the subtle eye gestures, the gentle playing for such a heartbreaking song
12:07 caught me off guard
Laufey really deserves every piece of success and praise she gets.
indeed
Yes she does!
great
laufey is everything
Love this
That vibrato is perfect
My poor phone could barely handle it.
Her tone and lyrics in this tiny desk is literally making me lay here In bed in tears. It’s been far too long since I last felt this thank you Laufey truley
Reading this doing exactly the same thing is crazy😭
Me three! It resonates and hits all the raw nerve endings like a gut punch I want.
Same here😢 it's like having a loving mum singing to us before bed
10 seconds in and I'm so impressed by her voice like what??? so beautiful
Love her songs❤
such a beautiful voice, she's gonna be a modern legend
steady on there chief
Agreed! She’s gonna be in the books. I study jazz in university and my professors feel similarly lol they all really like her
I mean, she is really good, but its not like she is an innovater. This style is just a copy of what was popular in the 50-60s.
@@stijn8588 Yes. Her music has made it into pop as a “window” into vintage jazz and bossa nova. Which is still pretty awesome!
@@ellemfae i guess, but i kinda hate the fact that she is now seen as this saviour of jazz etc. When she barely scratches the surface of jazz.
So happy watching this
Beautiful.
This is a beautiful Tiny Desk. Big shoutout to the strings, too - Sherri, Josh, Aria, and Ken - lovely playing!
Eh. It's ok.
I'm an old one, who along with other gray-haired people so love Laufey. When I was a young college student in the late 1960s, I would sit at my dorm desk late at night studying while my small radio played music like tbat.
That Asian violinist always looks like she has something to say.
That’s a twin sister. I always wonder if she sings and writes also
“I’m the twin sister. I’m just as good, but I’m the Quiet One!”
@@tubamirum007 I can definitely tell that you enjoy playing! watching you reminds me of myself when I sing I totally get into the zone. It’s a joy to watch people have passion in life for what they do.
@@MrSteviethegreat Check the name. Isn't her sister.
She’s so awesome
The way I gasped in excitement when I saw this on my feed!! My new favourite tiny desk concert🥰
Indeed, some artists you know belong in this setting. This is the perfect artist for a small intimate setting like this.
The sheer amount of talent this entire performance brings is absolutely beyond. Instantly one of the best tiny desks ever.
The string quartet, her vocals, piano playing and guitar?!?!! so unreal this is amazing
Princess, please!
So incredible!
OMG! What a wonderful live show 💜
she’s such a good performer, her vocal control, her guitar playing , and the band/quartet are so tight too. wished there were more trained musicians in this realm of mainstream.
yessss!! laufey has my heart❤
Incredible. I can’t wait to see her live this year!!!
I really appreciate how Tiny Desk allows us to experience these songs we love in a completely different way. Laufey doesn't really get to showcase her accompanying herself much either! Her piano skills are really impressive, and in combination with the strings it becomes something truly beautiful.
W for real shes dope One collab i really wanna see is Her and Borns :)
Her voice is reminiscent of old musicals.......and amazing!
I am hooked
I love laufey. I pray that her future will always be sunny and not troubled when darkness comes.
I am happily married, and Promise's lyrics can't relate with anything in my life, but it made me cry so hard, like I was missing somebody who doesn't exist.
Laufey sounds like a Christmas Morning. Thank u Tiny Desk for this early christmas present ❤❤
She’s wonderful. ♥️✨
Live.Love.Laufey❤
Finally all my favorite artists have officially had their tiny desk concerts. Dodie, Lizzy mcalpine and laufey. The Trinity is complete thank you tiny desk ❤
YES!!! Absolutely I feel the same way!! I esp am very obsessed with dodies tiny desk, this is making me so happy 😭😭
@@danialbrecht2982 Dodie's was one of the best shows of all time imo and I've been watching tiny desk concerts for years
+ Cypress Hill
Reminiscent of those 40-50's musical movies, yes even Disney, but with a modern twist. Precise clear vocals- Beautiful ... a new fan !!!
i love her!
Such a special artist!
From the covid times to the global stage now.. what a journey. Her undeniable talent is more than deserving of this spotlight 🎉
that one violin player who always looks in awe of the beautiful music she is making! 10/10
i think you're referring to the viola player on the very right
she's locked in alright.
Her melodies are amazing
she is amazing
her growth is so fast i’m so proud of her.