five seconds flat
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CRITIC REVIEWS
90
On five seconds flat, Lizzy McAlpine hits the bulls-eye 14 times in a row.
8mo
80
There's an arresting quality to Lizzy McAlpine's music, one that holds you in the moment and makes you aware of the air in the room
8mo
80
Lizzy McAlpine’s ‘five seconds flat’ is all flashes of clean white sheets, sunlight streaming through the blinds, the first stir of your coffee on a morning. Over the course of the album, the 22-year-old finds herself traversing through gut-punching heartbreak: each track feels like another step on tentative feet.
70
McAlpine showcases her skill as a singer, songwriter and storyteller, making five seconds flat an excellent soundtrack to the universally relatable state of broken-heartedness.
We have the Phoebiest of Phoebe Bridgers at home. This album at points sounds identical to Phoebe. It starts off in a really unlikable way, and slowly strips things back in a nice way. It has a strong sense of story, but I do not like the overall songs on this album. Occasional beauty.
To me this record is alright.
I like the production quite a lot, but very little is done with it. I love the way the instruments sound real, and you can distinguish them, and it's not all loud sludge pumping in ... read more
this album feels like the initial caffeine rush after drinking iced coffee. idk how else to describe this and make it appealing enough. but this thing is FANTASTIC. improves upon all the ideas she put in place in her debut Give Me A Minute, and throws in a few other new ideas, and blends everything together seamlessly. this is truly a magical pop album.
cannot get enough of phoebe bridgers for straight girls and DAMN she knows how to write music
She just knows how to write a song. Her voice is gorgeous, I cannot get enough of her harmonies. Something Lizzy and producers are great at doing is using tension and release to create some massive build-ups in her songs, which is something I cannot get enough of.
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Track List
| 1 | doomsday 4:28 | 88 |
| 2 | an ego thing 2:50 | 80 |
| 3 | erase me 3:34 feat. Jacob Collier | 88 |
| 4 | called you again 3:12 | 82 |
| 5 | all my ghosts 3:17 | 84 |
| 6 | reckless driving 3:09 feat. Ben Kessler | 84 |
| 7 | weird 3:29 feat. Laura Elliott | 73 |
| 8 | ceilings 3:02 | 90 |
| 9 | what a shame 2:48 | 79 |
| 10 | firearm 3:02 | 84 |
| 11 | hate to be lame 2:36 feat. FINNEAS | 83 |
| 12 | nobody likes a secret 1:48 | 76 |
| 13 | chemtrails 3:57 | 83 |
| 14 | orange show speedway 3:46 | 85 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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1y
listening now! so excited for this! i loved her debut and the singles for this have been STELLAR
1y
Omg I discovered her first album literally last week and the fact that new music is coming makes me so happy😭
Added on: January 19, 2022