The '70s-inspired power pop band mixes up their subjects of obsession, re-creating styles of the Beach Boys, '70s power pop, soft rock, and the Beatles.
Laufey’s contemporary, confessional brand of jazz is easy to fall right into. In a rich, smooth alto, she weaves poetic turns of phrase with honest musings about love, heartbreak, and growing up. “From The Start” is a sweet, bossa nova-esque number about an unrequited crush, and in “California and Me”, she collaborates with the Philharmonic Orchestra in a sweeping lament that would hardly sound out of place in a Disney princess film. - Hannah Schwartz