Laufey’s A Matter of Time: The Final Hour deluxe is out now, Madwoman video drops April 13 with Alysa Liu, Lola Tung and more
Laufey does not move quietly. On April 10, the Icelandic-Chinese artist born Laufey Sigrid Jonsdóttir dropped A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, the 19-track deluxe edition of her GRAMMY-winning third album, via AWAL and Vingolf Recordings. At the same moment, she added a third Melbourne show to her upcoming Australian tour, announced a star-stacked music video, and continued one of the most methodical, momentum-building years any artist has put together in recent memory. Everything is intentional. Nothing is quiet.
The Final Hour folds four new songs into the original 15-track album: the previously released “How I Get,” “Madwoman,” “I Wait, I Wait, I Wait,” and “I’ll Forget About You (In Time).” Officially framed as a closing chapter, the project carries a clear emotional thesis. Per Laufey’s own store description, it is “an introspection about learning to live with one’s anxieties, embracing uncertainty, accepting the passage of time, and finding calm after the storm.” That framing fits neatly with what made the original album work. A Matter of Time, produced alongside Spencer Stewart and Aaron Dessner of The National, debuted last August at number three on the UK Albums Chart, number four on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Jazz Albums chart. Earlier this year it brought home Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 68th GRAMMY Awards, Laufey’s second consecutive win in the category. She took the first for Bewitched in 2024, becoming the youngest artist ever to claim the honour.
The ‘Madwoman’ Video Is Already a Cultural Event
The accompanying video for “Madwoman” arrives Monday, April 13. Directed by Warren Fu, whose credits include Daft Punk, The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar, the clip stars a cast that sent fans into overdrive the moment each name was revealed. Olympic figure skating gold medalist Alysa Liu is there. So is Lola Tung of The Summer I Turned Pretty. And KATSEYE’s Megan Skiendiel. And Hudson Williams, the breakout star of Crave’s Heated Rivalry. Laufey revealed the cast one by one across Instagram posts, letting anticipation compound before the full video arrives. The Liu casting, in particular, carries real weight. Liu skated her short program at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics to Laufey’s “Promise,” winning gold in both the individual and team events, becoming the first American woman to take the women’s singles title since 2002. Their connection predates the medals: last October, Liu showed up to Laufey’s San Francisco concert in her World Championship skating costume and gold medal. Laufey told the crowd, “She’s like the best figure skater in the world. She did a program to ‘Promise’ and won the World Championships, which is insane.” When Laufey posted a video of the two of them dancing in matching retro outfits on April 7, Liu reposted it with “Madwoman let’s gooo.” The clip drew a comment from PinkPantheress herself. Fans called it a pop culture crossover that feels organic because it is.
Australia Is Next, and Melbourne Wants More
The deluxe release lands ahead of a run of dates that reflects just how large Laufey’s live audience has grown. She plays Coachella this weekend and next. An Asia leg follows in May, with sold-out stops across Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul. Then Australia. A third night at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena has been added, with presale opening Monday, April 13 at 2pm AEST through laufeymusic.com. The original two Melbourne dates are already sold out. The full Australian and New Zealand run spans July and August 2026, presented by Frontier Touring and triple j. Perth’s RAC Arena, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Auckland’s Spark Arena are all on the itinerary. Remaining tickets for all existing shows are available now at frontiertouring.com/laufey.
The run caps a stretch of activity that would exhaust most artists. Earlier this year, Laufey sold out two nights at London’s O2 Arena, Paris’ Adidas Arena, and Dublin’s 3Arena. In January she received the Order of the Falcon, an Icelandic knighthood, presented by President Halla Tómasdóttir. Her children’s book, Mei Mei The Bunny, arrives April 21 via Penguin Random House. A live album, A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden, follows on April 18 for Record Store Day. She has nearly 7 billion global streams, 25 million social media followers, and a growing stack of Platinum certifications. The New York Times called her “a phenomenon almost without comparison in contemporary pop.” Time magazine put it differently: “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.”
This is what the end of something looks like for Laufey. And somehow it still feels like the beginning.
A Matter of Time: The Final Hour is out now via AWAL/Vingolf Recordings.
