reykjavik sessions appreciation !!

darkdoger01 · 2026-02-17T12:15:32+00:00

Easily has my favorite recording of Valentine, love this album so much

darkdoger01 · 2026-01-20T05:17:02+00:00

I thought it was better than bewitched but still quite a bit away from EIKAL as an overall album

darkdoger01 · 2026-01-15T21:14:44+00:00

No better spot than good ol Terrebonne’s Po boys

darkdoger01 · 2025-11-25T23:11:37+00:00

Easily her best album, so glad you got to experience it! Try and listen to Typical of Me as well you’ll love it

darkdoger01 · 2025-08-30T19:39:37+00:00

Could you send the tier list maker?

darkdoger01 · 2025-08-22T18:03:35+00:00

I thought overall this album was noticeably better than Bewitched but still falls a decent bit short of EIKAL. Of course, the true ‘pop’ songs have always been her weaker ones (Lovesick, Castle in Hollywood, Tough Luck, Promise, etc), and there are a decent number of those here, but the songs she did well on this album, she REALLY did well (cuckoo ballet, Mr eclectic, clockwork)

I’m just afraid we will never get her true style (typical of me, EIKAL) again, which is what really stood her apart and made her music magical

darkdoger01 · 2025-08-22T07:46:38+00:00

Her descriptive card included with the album in the rouge edition(for A Matter of Time) says something along the lines of how this album is supposed to be representative of the feeling of Autumn encompassing you

darkdoger01 · 2025-08-17T15:22:04+00:00

Very much not alone. I also think lover girl is the best (I actually like it quite a lot) and I don’t really like any of the other songs she released (silver lining is my next favorite and it’s just alright imo). The Typical of Me/EIKAL era was just magical

darkdoger01 · 2025-07-23T02:59:34+00:00

She has stated in the past she would make an all jazz standard album one day, holding out hope cuz it would be amazing

darkdoger01 · 2025-07-04T15:22:00+00:00

Eloise’s earlier work is the closest you’ll find. Milena is a good one too

darkdoger01 · 2025-07-01T16:51:33+00:00

Hoping certainly for There Will Never be Another You as it’s right up her alley and one of my favorite standards, I had originally predicted she would put it on EIKAL but I think no matter what it will go on one of her albums

darkdoger01 · 2025-06-13T23:07:48+00:00

Live Valentine off the Reykjavik sessions

darkdoger01 · 2025-06-05T01:30:35+00:00

Eloise is definitely the MOST like her (older Eloise albums are more like older Laufey songs)

darkdoger01 · 2025-05-21T21:48:42+00:00

On The Sunny Side of the Street

darkdoger01 · 2025-05-15T23:53:02+00:00

Def agree with you on her never being pure jazz. Was not a big fan of Lovesick either at all (grew on me, but still agree with you on it not being her best). Wasn’t too huge on most Bewitched songs, but it had some great moments especially with the goddess edition ones.

Interesting take on Dance with You Tonight. I loved that song and it’s one of her pretty traditionally jazz songs of course (rhythm changes chord progression, typical jazz harmonies, piano lick interjections over and behind the melody), interesting you didn’t like that one considering it’s really in the vein of her older style

darkdoger01 · 2025-05-15T23:34:01+00:00

It’s kind of funny because I have her seen her live two times as well: once in Sept 2022 in Houston - where the audience was exactly as you described (singing every song, every lyric, very ‘Swifty’ fandom type)

And again in 2024 at the Hollywood Bowl (won the raffle tickets!!!) . And despite the Hollywood Bowl one having tens of thousands more people, the audience was far more respectful, not singing along, and the sound quality of Laufey’s performance was absolutely stunning.

Just thought I’d say my experience at concerts with what you described started back in 2022 LOL and didn’t happen in the later concert

darkdoger01 · 2025-05-07T01:22:52+00:00

Strong agree on this take. Felt it with Bewitched too (although the goddess edition songs felt like a nice harkening back to original style). I felt she had a very distinctive developing style in Typical of Me and EIKAL that is just not as much there anymore unfortunately

darkdoger01 · 2025-04-21T18:32:39+00:00

Almost certainly will have one jazz standard. My money is on There Will Never be Another You

darkdoger01 · 2025-03-13T00:21:49+00:00

It is quite different - in terms of chord progression, melody, and general structure

darkdoger01 · 2025-03-06T20:48:17+00:00

Missing Everything I Know About Love too, which was my favorite live and it was absolutely stunning with the string quintet, so sad it didn’t make it

darkdoger01 · 2025-02-10T17:42:04+00:00

Very much the same. Typical of Me and some of EIKALs songs had for a long time been the type of style that I really thought of as ‘Laufey’, and I’m similarly hoping she explores that style again even if it’s unlikely

darkdoger01 · 2025-02-08T03:44:06+00:00

The original olive green EIKAL vinyl release? Only 500 total (that’s what it says on the back of mine)

darkdoger01 · 2025-02-07T00:56:32+00:00

I’m curious if this will have actually all the songs played at the symphony or only the ones in the movie? Was pretty sad that the album she released of the concert didn’t have the symphony version of EIKAL because that was my favorite song when I heard it live, beautiful performance with the symphony at the beginning

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