ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: LIZZY MCALPINE

Lizzy McAlpine is a 23-year-old singer songwriter from Philadelphia – and some of you might have heard of her or have listened to her songs without even knowing it.

Personally, I have been listening to her ever since I found her song on a random playlist on Apple music in the beginning of the pandemic. Her storytelling through her lyrics really spoke to me and still do as she continues to release more albums.

McAlpine’s first album, “Indigo” dropped in 2018, followed by “Give Me a Minute” in 2020, and her most recent, “Five Seconds Flat” in April 2022.

With the release of the latter, she dropped a 30-minute short film that follows a girl (played by Lizzy herself) and two romances in her life. It starts with a breakup, and the start of a recovery and a new period in her life. Then, there is a time jump to three years later where she has found a new person to be in a relationship with.

McAlpine is active on YouTube promoting her songs and tour and posting vlogs when on tour. After releasing her short film, she released a behind-the-scenes look at that project, as well as a look at making the Five Seconds Flat album. She also has live recordings of several of her songs, providing a fresh feel and simple visuals for her previously released songs.

One of McAlpine’s songs, “ceilings,” has gone viral on TikTok a year after its release. Someone had sped up the audio on TikTok, like a lot of songs found on the platform. After that version blew up, the singer officially released a sped-up version of the song. A month later, ceilings had become so popular that she made a video for it. It is truly amazing what fans can influence.

McAlpine’s website offers limited merchandise, with only a few T-shirts, hats, and hoodies. She also has vinyls of her last two album. There is also a deluxe edition of ‘Five Seconds,’ which features a color vinyl, as well as behind-the-scenes photos and lyrics from the album. Unfortunately, that is sold out on her website right now, but you can sign up and wait for more copies to become available.

Lizzy has grown a fanbase through her music and tour vlogs. Her upcoming tour is starting mid-April and has already sold out not only in the scheduled United States stops but also the venues in France, the U.K. and Ireland, the Netherlands, and Germany.