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Apr 2024
27m 4s

Laufey, Gen Z’s Pop Jazz Icon, Sings for...

The New York Times
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Laufey, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter, has risen to prominence by taking the trials of today’s dating world — casual relationships, no labels and seemingly endless swiping on apps — and turning them into timeless love songs. Today, Laufey reads Coco Mellors’s essay, “An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill,” which is about a woman trying to work through her ... Show More
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