Emma Summerton Laufey's third album,A Matter of Time, will be released on Aug. 22 The singer-songwriter tells PEOPLE the new record is "an album about female emotion" She also released the new song "Tough Luck" in conjunction with the album announcement It was only a matter of time beforeLaufeybewitched her fans with a new album! The singer-songwriter, 26, announced her upcoming third albumA Matter of Timeon Thursday, May 15, with the new record set for release on Aug. 22. "I think I let my heart wander a little bit more on this one," she tells PEOPLE of the new music. "I think it's a lot more extroverted. I really allowed myself to sing properly on this album and not be shy." Laufey, who grew up between Iceland and Washington, D.C. first teased her new era in April with the release of the single "Silver Lining." In conjunction with the album announcement, she also shared the new song "Tough Luck," which she describes in a statement as a "fiery song about love gone wrong." To PEOPLE, Laufey saysA Matter of Timeis "an album about female emotion," and all its ups and downs. Courtesy Vingolf Recordings/AWAL "There's songs about friend breakups, there are love songs. There's songs about being scared of being in love, and the album's kind of about facing the demons within you a little bit," she says. "It's kind of just all the feelings you go through as a 25-year-old girl. That's the best way I can put it. I think my kind of thesis with this album was to let the little monster inside of me come out a little bit and scream." The album follows 2023'sBewitched, which won a Grammy award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and 2022'sEverything I Know About Love. "Every time I listen to the album, it feels a little bit different," she adds. Laufey, who is fresh off performances atCoachellaandNew Orleans Jazz Fest, teamed up with producers Spencer Stewart, with whom she worked on her first two albums, andAaron Dessner, who's worked with stars likeTaylor Swift,Ed SheeranandGracie Abrams. "It was so scary becauseBewitchedwas so much bigger than I thought it would ever be, and kind of brought me to these new places again that I never thought I'd find myself," she says. "It was really interesting to understand how to stay true to myself while still growing, and it was a really, really fun challenge. I'm really proud of how I did it." She says she remains focused on sounding authentically her, genre be damned. "No matter what sounds I'm using or instruments, to me, the song and the words and how they make me feel are kind of the most important part," she says. "I just let myself tell my story no matter what." Read the original article onPeople
