With “Snow White,” Laufey continues her steady lead-up to A Matter Of Time by delivering one of her most vulnerable pieces yet—an unflinching reflection on the impossible quest for self-perfection. The song carries a quiet ache, framed in delicate instrumentation that feels suspended in air, letting her voice take center stage with every nuanced inflection.
Laufey has described the track as “about the never ending chase for perfection that comes with being a woman,” a sentiment that resonates in the restrained elegance of her performance. There’s no overproduction here—just a steady, measured arrangement that gives her lyrics the intimacy of a whispered confession. It’s the kind of songwriting that sneaks up on you, carrying weight not through volume but through presence.
The accompanying video, directed by Laufey’s twin sister and creative partner Junia Lin, was filmed in their native Iceland, and it shows. Vast, icy landscapes become a visual metaphor for the song’s central theme: beauty that feels both eternal and unattainable. Laufey moves through these scenes like a figure caught between worlds—rooted in nature’s stillness yet wrestling with the restless self-critique that comes with modern womanhood.
In context with her upcoming album, A Matter Of Time, “Snow White” feels like a hinge point—where Laufey’s classical and jazz roots meet her growing confidence as a contemporary storyteller. She has spoken about wanting each new album to be a “blank book of stories to write,” and here, she writes with the precision of someone preserving tradition while refusing to let it limit her.
There’s a timelessness to “Snow White” that makes it hard to pin to a single moment. It could belong to a Parisian café in the 1950s or to the quiet end of a 2025 evening, streaming through your headphones. Either way, it lingers—proof that Laufey’s music works best when it’s allowed to breathe.