Was there anything in Sam's history that made you feel he'd be a great fit for this? Like, perhaps, the most obvious thing. Laufey: I'm quite a Swifty, so when his name was brought to the table ...

Yet Laufey began to experience a "weird in-between ... self — the one with "curly hair" and clothes that "don't quite fit," as she writes her heartfelt song, "Letter to My 13 Year Old Self." ...

Laufey enraptured nearly 18,000 people during a headlining performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in August. The ...