Today, breakout artist Lizzy McAlpine unveils a video for her hit song ‘ceilings’, directed by frequent collaborator Gus Black (Phoebe Bridgers, Sheryl Crow); watch HERE.Lizzy says, “The ceilings music video represents the seconds after meeting someone you like, when you begin to picture a relationship with them. Ultimately, you realize that it doesn’t actually exist and it was just your imagination. I think we all do that, it’s human nature and that’s really what the song is about too.” ‘ceilings’ is from her second studio album, five seconds flat, released last April on Harbour Artists & Music / AWAL Recordings. Currently playlisted on BBC Radio 1, the track continues to see week on week growth, with 60 million streams and counting, a top 30 chart position in the Official Singles Chart, and an entry into Shazam’s Top 200. It’s featured as one of Apple Music 1’s “23 For ’23,” where Lizzy is spotlighted as a new artist to watch in 2023 by host Zane Lowe, while the official audio on TikTok has nearly 185M views across 40K unique videos.
Produced by Philip Etherington and Ehren Ebbage and recorded between Oregon and Los Angeles, the 14-track album includes contributions from Grammy-Award winners FINNEAS and Jacob Collier, as well as Ben Kessler and Laura Elliott.
five seconds flat garnered extensive Best of 2022 year-end coverage, from NPR’s Bob Boilen’s Favorite Music of 2022 to Consequence’s Top 50 Songs of 2022, as well as a wealth of support from titles including Rolling Stone, DORK, Clash, Tape Notes, Notion and Wonderland. Elsewhere, at UK radio, BBC Radio 1’s Mollie King has called Lizzy’s music “so beautiful, so stripped back” and she’s now had two singles on the station’s playlist.
Most recently, she co-wrote and performed ‘Hold On,’ the theme song for the new Apple Original series “Dear Edward.” The track is co-written with Oscar-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land,” “The Greatest Showman”).
Born outside Philadelphia, Lizzy originally gained recognition when she began to share original songs and covers on Soundcloud and YouTube. In 2020, McAlpine released her debut album, Give Me A Minute, chronicling the beginning and end of a romantic relationship. With more than 430 million streams to date on DSPs, McAlpine has gained notable supporters on social media including Phoebe Bridgers, FINNEAS, Rostam, Clairo, Yebba, Lennon Stella, Ben Platt and more.
Lizzy McAlpine will perform a string of headline dates in the UK & Europe this June, including two sold out O2 Forum Kentish Town London dates. See listings below: June 2—Dublin, IR—Vicar Street*June 4—Manchester, UK—Albert Hall*June 5—London, UK—O2 Forum Kentish Town*June 6—London, UK— O2 Forum Kentish Town*June 8—Paris, FR—La CigaleJune 9—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso*June 11—Berlin, GE—Astra Kulturhaus*sold out
Praise for Lizzy McAlpine: “stirring” – Notion“An atmospheric, brooding yet satisfyingly opulent show stopper” – DORK“the Gen-z artist packs a punch of deep emotion” – When The Horn Blows“a flawless exploration into brooding indie pop” – Lock Magazine“She’s really one of those artists to keep an eye on at the moment…my goodness it’s so beautiful, so stripped back and I love her songwriting” – Mollie King, BBC Radio 1“What a great record from start to finish. Unreal. Beautiful” – Zane Lowe, Apple Music
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