Her meticulous lyrics validate pessimistic listeners’ opposing interests: wanting to love someone but deeply dreading the pain of losing them. “And the funny thing is I would’ve married you / If you’d have stuck around,” she sings in the climactic “doomsday” bridge, only for such a loaded statement to clash with “you sleep with the firearm / I should’ve pulled it on you” in “firearm.” With “doomsday” and “firearm” in particular, McAlpine is the master of conflicting truths. However, the other four tracks also go above and beyond with their strong drum set and electric guitar pulses that capture what it feels like to put up emotional walls. McAlpine’s lyrics for the pessimists: “I was trying to be honest / If this is what I get, I won’t be honest anymore.”įor listeners with a cautious approach to falling in love, McAlpine presents romantic pessimists with “doomsday,” “an ego thing,” “reckless driving,” “firearm” and “hate to be lame.”Īdmittedly, “reckless driving” is likely the only one with a shot at becoming a frequent flier on radio stations for its catchy chorus and oversaturated driving motif. The soft piano paired with her delicate vocal tone makes for a song that expands both the album’s thematic range and the listener’s connection to McAlpine herself. McAlpine also broadens her definition of heartbreak to include not just romantic but familial loss in her 13th track on the album, “chemtrails,” a touching tribute to her late father. Accompanied by abundant, mesmerizing harmonies in “erase me,” McAlpine sings, “I’ve said too much, in and out of wanting us / Now you’re fadin’, and I wonder who will erase me?” McAlpine’s ambivalence shapes the three other tracks as well, and her lyricism encapsulates the pang of someone you love moving on without you. McAlpine’s lyrics for the brokenhearted: “We both know you were in deeper than that.”įor the brokenhearted who discover McAlpine’s new music, “erase me,” “called you again,” “what a shame” and “nobody likes a secret” can guide them through grief with candor and compassion. McAlpine meets listeners wherever they are, saving space for the brokenhearted, the hardened pessimists and the wistful daydreamers whose weapon of choice is unbridled hope. Songs like “doomsday,” “called you again,” “ceilings,” “firearm” and “orange show speedway” easily rise to the top of the tracklist, and they range from cinematic, acoustic ponderings to indie rock anthems you can belt out during a good cry. McAlpine’s sophomore album reminds us that, especially as college students, it’s okay to feel jealous, vulnerable and completely scatterbrained when the relationships we wished would last forever just can’t follow us into our newfound adulthood. Covers of her new releases are already popping up on TikTok under the hashtag #fivesecondsflat, and the preliminary album reviews are glowing. Nearly two years after releasing the melancholy marvel “Give Me A Minute,” McAlpine’s “five seconds flat” continues to fill her discography with poignant love and breakup songs for her listeners to blast on repeat. The singer released her second album, “five seconds flat,” on April 8 (and yes, I’m still in tears). Have no fear, besties - Lizzy McAlpine is here to save our sad girl summer.
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