McAlpine inserts an audio clip from a birthday celebration that adds to the surreal and curious nature of the song while alluding to the passage of time being mourned. An eerie, childlike atmosphere created by the imagery of ghosts and haunted houses, is supported by a wispy, dreamlike instrumental and by vocals from both McAlpine and Elliot. “weird” featuring Elliot, introduces another theme of “five seconds flat:” memories and the passage, or death, of time. One of the more overwhelming emotional songs, second only to the eighth song, titled “ceilings, called you again” is more in tune with what people first associated McAlpine with: sad, longing songs surrounding heartache. There are unmistakable hints of Dodie, the artist she recently toured with, in the distressed crescendo of repetition leading up to the emotional and musical swell, paralleling the phases of her relationship within this swell. The fourth track on the album, “called you again” is a guilty, lonely reflection on desperately trying to let go of someone but being unable to. An idiosyncratic, spectral instrumental is the base of the song, supported by expressive percussion that adds to McAlpine’s sharp lyrics. From “Sharp knife, loaded gun / There are two ways we can do this ” to “It’s not that I hate you / I hate that it hurt, ” the track narrates the struggle of balancing anger and empathy during, and after, an argument. The song shifts between external and internal thoughts and emotions: the verses represent her in-the-moment external anger, and the chorus describes her internal vulnerability. The second track, titled “an ego thing,” brazenly begins with “Guns drawn, slow down ” and candidly sets the scene for two battles: the one between her and her partner, and the one between McAlpine and herself. ![]() This concept is one that pervades the entire album, invoking images of guns, ghosts and skeletons. “ heartbreak is like a small death I would actually feel like I was dying,” she told Atwood Magazine. Supported by permeating percussion and an acoustic guitar that helps to foster a ghostly atmosphere, the song introduces listeners to McAlpine’s belief that heartbreak - or more specifically, a break-up - is a form of death at the hands of one’s lover. The longest song on the album at 4:28, “doomsday” is a brooding, resentful acceptance of fate. ![]() Photo provided by liz album opens with “doomsday,” first released as a single in October 2021. ![]() Filled with intense lyrical imagery and recurring motifs, “five minutes flat” hosts a variety of complex emotions - highlighted through unique and personal songwriting - but is nonetheless relatable to anyone who has been in a relationship that didn’t go as planned. Released on April 8, “five seconds flat” is McAlpine’s third studio album it is preceded by “Give Me a Minute” in 2020 and “Indigo” in 2018, as well as an EP released in 2021 titled “When the World Stopped Moving: The Live EP.” The album sits at about 45 minutes in length: composed of 14 songs, it features artists such as Jacob Collier, Ben Kessler, Laura Elliot and FINNEAS. Fresh off a tour with English singer-songwriter Dodie, and releasing a new album with an accompanying short film, she is headlining her first tour in the U.S. ![]() Just four years after releasing her first album “Indigo ” in 2018, Lizzy McAlpine released her newest album titled “five seconds flat.” In just a few years, McAlpine’s popularity has skyrocketed, and it seems like 2022 is her year.
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