Bewitched - Laufey | Album Review & Ranking: Episode 240

It Must Be Love this Valentine's Day as we review and rank Bewitched, the second studio album by jazz-pop sensation Laufey! With timeless melodies, lush instrumentation, and heart-filled lyrics, this "love album" blends the traditional and the trendy effortlessly. We'll see Laufey's career through From The Start, including her run on The Voice Iceland and her solo cello appearance with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at age 15! From jazz standards like Misty to the powerful Lovesick, Bewitched is a record that lives up to its title track!

James & Connor talk Valentine plans, jazz affinity, and more, all while trying to remember what little we know about Icelandic pronunciation. The Mixtaper is back to introduce us to a new alter ego and sidekick in Mei Mei the Bunny in a cozy knit sweater! Then he teaches us about sugar-sweet clapbacks, a fairytale moment, and Laufey's secret (fifth?) language! Then we break down this record top to bottom, exploring the stories behind Letter To My 13 Year Old Self, Promise, California And Me, and more! It's a Grammy-winning album with its own kind of pizzazz, but how will it fare amongst Jazzy Connor's other rankings?

Are you rocking with jazz pop? Do you prefer the vocals or Mei Mei's newly-unearthed instrumental versions? If you inadvertently insulted Laufey in a coffee shop... what do you think she'd say? Let us know in the comments and on social media! Tune in next week for an episode on another (very different) album! 

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0:00 Intro

3:22 About Laufey

10:03 About Bewitched

15:20 Awards & Accolades

16:13 Fact Or Spin

18:18 She Has An Alter Ego & Sidekick

25:31 She Gave A Sugar-Sweet Clapback

29:28 She Had A Cinderella Moment

32:28 She And Her Twin Have A Secret Musical Language

35:48 Album Art

37:23 Dreamer

38:38 Second Best

39:46 Haunted

41:00 Must Be Love

41:39 While You Were Sleeping

43:07 Lovesick

44:07 California And Me

45:37 Nocturne (Interlude)

46:41 Promise

47:59 From The Start

49:55 Misty

52:31 Serendipity

52:58 Letter To My 13 Year Old Self

56:02 Bewitched

57:13 Final Spin

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