“I want to always be growing and moving forward as an artist,” said rising artist Lizzy McAlpine, whose album “five seconds flat” is set for release on April 8.
Born outside Philadelphia, McAlpine gained recognition when she shared her music on Soundcloud and YouTube. In 2020, she released her debut album, “Give Me A Minute.” Today she has over 100 million streams to date and recently performed on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
The artist has recently debuted her new single “all my ghosts” alongside an accompanying video, which is directed by Gus Black. The video, written by McAlpine, is her latest visual entry. It will all culminate in a short film incorporating her previous videos for “erase me” and “doomsday.”
“I got to put all of my passions into one project,” she said. “I haven’t really done anything like this before, and I want to make acting a large part of my career in the future. So, this feels like a jumping-off point.”
With the forthcoming album, McAlpine takes “five seconds flat” in a bold new direction — her evocative lyrics creating a story about heartbreak, as she steps into her own as an artist.
“It’s basically about seeing patterns in relationships: getting your heart broken and then, because of that, breaking someone else’s heart,” she said.
The album also includes contributions from Grammy-Award winners FINNEAS and Jacob Collier as well as Ben Kessler and Laura Elliot.
“They have their own sounds and then combining them with what I’m doing on this album just fits so perfectly,” she said.
McAlpine is also set for an extensive North American tour with dodie. The shows kick off in February and include performances at New York’s Kings Theatre on February 24, as well as dates at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Chicago’s Riviera Theater, Philadelphia’s The Fillmore, and Los Angeles’ The Theatre at Ace Hotel.