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During other moments, Laufey’s dazzling instrumental capabilities mesmerized the concertgoers into a spellbinding silence. Showcasing her soaring range throughout the nearly 90-minute set, the singer-songwriter played the guitar, cello and piano. 

Teeming with life and movement, the album flaunts Laufey’s extensive classical training and strays from her prior, more simple bedroom pop aesthetic.

Drinking coffee in an unhappy relationship, packing up a childhood bedroom, sharing dumplings with neighbors — Laufey, born Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir, distills life’s singular moments into spellbinding, romantic accounts of the human experience.

Kissin graced the stage of Davies Symphony Hall on a brisk San Francisco night to perform a recital spanning mood and musical epochs.

If someone told you they liked pop music with a casual, “I like a chipper synthesized baseline, a plucky electric guitar and lyrics about adolescent life that make my heart tingle, if you please,” you would probably tell them to simmer down.

Studying in silence is just about the saddest, most unfortunate activity known to man. Fortunately, we have music.