Typical of Me

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Typical of Me
Typical of Me EP - Laufey.jpeg
EP by
Laufey
Released30 April 2021
Genre
Length20:58
Label
Producer
  • Davin Kingston
  • Dillan Witherow
  • Gabríel Ólafs
  • Max Margolis
Laufey chronology
Typical of Me
(2021)		 Everything I Know About Love
(2022)
Singles from Typical of Me
  1. "Street by Street"
    Released: 6 April 2020
  2. "Someone New"
    Released: 25 May 2020
  3. "Best Friend"
    Released: 3 March 2021
  4. "Magnolia"
    Released: 7 April 2021

Typical of Me is the debut extended play by Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, released on 30 April 2021. The EP was self-published by Laufey and later released on 12-inch vinyl through AWAL. [1]

Contents

Typical of Me was mostly produced by Laufey's classmate Davin Kingston. Many of the songs on the extended play were written in the Berklee College of Music dorm room. [2]

Background and release

On 6 April 2020, Laufey released her debut single, "Street by Street", which charted at number one on Icelandic Radio. [3] In the following months, she released "Someone New" and posted several cover songs and voice memos on her YouTube channel. [4] On 23 june 2020, Laufey participated in the #BerkleeAnywhere concert series performing her previous singles and "I Wish You Love". [5] The latter's recording would later be recommended and praised by Rolling Stone . [6]

Laufey released the extended play's thirth single, "Best Friend", on 3 March 2021. [7] Its music video premiered on 17 March and in November of the same year it was performed in Place Saint-Sulpice for La Blogothèque's A Take Away Show. [8] [9] "Magnolia", the EP's fourth single, was released on 7 April and its music video premiered on 12 May 2021. [10] [11] This song was performed at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra as part of Ben Folds' Declassified series on 12 April 2024. [12] [13]

Including the four singles and three other songs, many of which were written in her college dorm room, Typical of Me was released on 30 April 2021, the year Laufey graduated from Berklee College of Music. [2] The EP eventually received attention from musicians such as Billie Eilish and Willow Smith, [14] and American Songwriter included the it on its list of best albums of 2021. [15]

The track "Like the Movies" has been performed several times, including on The Reykjavík Grapevine's Grapevine Grassroots and Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Laufey's United States network television debut. [16] [17] It was also part of a live performance in the KEXP gathering space, recorded on 15 October 2021 along with "Let You Break My Heart Again", "Street By Street" and "Best Friend". [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laufey, except where noted. All tracks are produced solely by Davin Kingston, except where noted. [19]

Typical of Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Street by Street"  3:44
2."Magnolia" Dillan Witherow3:00
3."Like the Movies"  2:42
4."I Wish You Love"
  • Kingston
  • Gabríel Ólafs
2:35
5."James"  2:55
6."Someone New"  3:18
7."Best Friend" 
  • Kingston
  • Max Margolis
2:44
Total length:20:58

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