Top 5Seen using
Gibson
ES-335“The fact that she can stand in front of a mic with a Gibson ES-335 guitar wearing a gown is baller”
Seen in Vogue: Laufey Is the Viral Icelandic Prodigy Bringing Jazz to Gen Z, September 2023
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Laufey has been seen playing a Gibson ES-335 on stage. She has called Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You her favorite album of all time and named Getz/Gilberto, Tapestry and Norah Jones' Come Away With Me among her essential albums. Tove Jansson's The Summer Book is one of her favorite books.
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker SingsSaid in RUSSH: Laufey on Ella Fitzgerald and the one song that always makes her cry, September 2023
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You“The cover is, in my opinion, one of the best album covers in the world.”
Said in Nylon: Laufey's moodboard for Bewitched, September 2023
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Astrud Gilberto
Beach Samba“that I was really, really inspired by, specifically in "From the Start.”
Said in GRAMMY.com: Laufey interview on her new album Bewitched, September 2023
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Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
Getz/Gilberto“I always listen to this album in its entirety from start to finish.”
Said in WFUV: Laufey, Five Essential Albums, March 2022
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Seen using
Gibson
ES-335“The fact that she can stand in front of a mic with a Gibson ES-335 guitar wearing a gown is baller”
Seen in Vogue: Laufey Is the Viral Icelandic Prodigy Bringing Jazz to Gen Z, September 2023
Records she loves
Has said they love
Chet Baker
Chet Baker SingsSaid in RUSSH: Laufey on Ella Fitzgerald and the one song that always makes her cry, September 2023
Has said they love
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You“The cover is, in my opinion, one of the best album covers in the world.”
Said in Nylon: Laufey's moodboard for Bewitched, September 2023
Has said they love
Astrud Gilberto
Beach Samba“that I was really, really inspired by, specifically in "From the Start.”
Said in GRAMMY.com: Laufey interview on her new album Bewitched, September 2023
Has said they love
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
Getz/Gilberto“I always listen to this album in its entirety from start to finish.”
Said in WFUV: Laufey, Five Essential Albums, March 2022
Has said they love
Carole King
Tapestry (Carole King)“Tapestry is storytelling at its best.”
Said in WFUV: Laufey, Five Essential Albums, March 2022
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Norah Jones
Come Away With Me“Norah Jones is truly one of my biggest idols.”
Said in WFUV: Laufey, Five Essential Albums, March 2022
Has said they love
Emily King
The Switch“it's the most magical listening experience!”
Said in WFUV: Laufey, Five Essential Albums, March 2022
Has said they love
Various Artists
An American in Paris (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)“I was obsessed with Golden Age movie musicals growing up, so I'd have to say [the soundtracks to] The Sound of Music or An American in Paris.”
Has said they love
Rodgers & Hammerstein
The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)“I just love the sweeping orchestral music and waltzy dancing.”
Books she loves
Has said they love
Tove Jansson
The Summer Book“It's genuinely one of my favourite books I've ever read”
Has said they love
Lisa See
Shanghai Girls“It was so touching that I just felt like everyone needed to read this”
Said in Vogue Scandinavia: Want to join Laufey's book club? These are the 7 reads you have to catch up on, October 2023
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Has said they love
Eve Babitz
Sex and RageSaid in Vogue Scandinavia: Want to join Laufey's book club? These are the 7 reads you have to catch up on, October 2023
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Has said they love
Donna Tartt
The Secret History“I think it [the book] touches on a lot of fun and interesting themes”
Said in Vogue Scandinavia: Want to join Laufey's book club? These are the 7 reads you have to catch up on, October 2023
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Questions
About Laufey's gear.
What guitar does Laufey play?
Vogue's 2023 profile quotes 88rising's Sean Miyashiro on her standing in front of a mic with a Gibson ES-335 while wearing a gown. She told NPR's Fresh Air in 2025 that guitar is the instrument she writes on most, though she composes on piano too.
What is Laufey's favorite album?
She told WFUV in 2022 that Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You is her favorite album of all time, and she told RUSSH her most replayed album is Chet Baker Sings.
What are Laufey's five essential albums?
For WFUV in 2022 she picked Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You, Getz/Gilberto, Carole King's Tapestry, Norah Jones' Come Away With Me and Emily King's The Switch.
What records inspired Laufey's Bewitched and A Matter of Time?
She told GRAMMY.com that Astrud Gilberto's Beach Samba inspired From the Start. For A Matter of Time she named Golden Age movie musicals, the soundtracks to The Sound of Music and An American in Paris, as long-time loves.
What books does Laufey love?
Her book club began with Tove Jansson's The Summer Book, which she called one of her favourite books ever, then read Donna Tartt's The Secret History, Lisa See's Shanghai Girls and Eve Babitz's Sex and Rage.
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Laufey is the Icelandic singer, cellist, pianist and guitarist behind Everything I Know About Love, Bewitched and A Matter of Time. This guide covers the guitar she has been seen playing, plus the jazz records, soundtracks and books she has named as favorites in interviews and through her book club.
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