Laufey, Snow White | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning Icelandic-Chinese singer/songwriter delivers a beautiful, sincere song with “Snow White,” the fourth single from her third album, A Matter Of Time.

“Can’t help but notice all of the ways / In which I failed myself, I failed the world all the same.” That is depressing, downtrodden, and negative, Laufey (Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir). She continues singing in the first verse of “Snow White”, “I don’t think I’m pretty, it’s not up for debate / A woman’s best currency’s her body, not her brain.” Again, depressing, but, darkly poetic, and undoubtedly, relatable. I’m a man, and I find myself co-signing these self-deprecating, don’t feel good enough lyrics. The good news is that “Snow White,” the fourth single from the Grammy-winning, Icelandic-Chinese singer/songwriter’s third studio album, A Matter Of Time, is utterly sublime. Laufey penned “Snow White” and produced it with Spencer Stewart. 

The songwriting is top-notch. The lyrics are thoughtful and sincere: “But mirrors tell lies to me, my mind just plays along / The world is a sick place, at least for a girl.” (Un-pretty boys, too, Laufey)! Laufey digs in and shows off her vulnerable side. Brilliantly, as she shares her insecurities, she references the fairy tale, Snow White: “Sometimes, I see her, she looks like Snow White / She’s everything I am, but my wrongs are turned to rights.” Her vocals are authentic and beautiful. She sounds incredibly refined every time she sings. She always seems to sing the right notes, with the appropriate dynamics, expression, and emphasis at just the right time. As “Snow White” progresses, Laufey steps up her game, singing more dynamically, giving a bigger performance. Beyond Laufey’s top-notch musicianship, the musical accompaniment is elite. Initially, she’s accompanied by rhythm guitar.  The backdrop expands, adding the lush, rich sound of the cello, one of the instruments Laufey plays.  “Snow White” is a homerun for Laufey.  The only rub: the insecurities she feels! She is beautiful, gifted, and talented!