Jazz sensation won over millions on TikTok — but lost me in SF

Laufey fans are the closest I’ve come to hearing the storied screams for the Beatles at Candlestick Park. It’s also the only time that my regret over forgoing earplugs at a concert was due to the unrestrained shrieks from the audience, and not the musicians on stage. A talent on cello, piano and bossa nova guitar with pitch-perfect vocals, Laufey enraptured a generation via TikTok, shepherding teenagers into the jazz age. Online, she’s even inspired a fashion trend called Laufey core (skirt, black tights, braids bound by bows). For this...