Five Seconds Flat

On January 20, 2022, Five Seconds Flat was announced alongside the release of the single "All My Ghosts".{{cite web |last1=Ackroyd |first1=Stephen |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Lizzy McAlpine has announced a new album, 'five seconds flat' |url=https://readdork.com/news/lizzy-mcalpine-five-seconds-flat-news/ |website=Dork |language=en-US |access-date=April 3, 2023}} The album was released on April 8, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Michael |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Lizzy McAlpine Releases New Album 'five seconds flat' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Lizzy-McAlpine-Releases-New-Album-five-seconds-flat-20220408 |website=Broadway World |language=en-US |access-date=April 3, 2023}}

With the release of the album, McAlpine also released a film on April 8, 2022. The film is available to watch on Lizzy McAlpine's official YouTube channel.{{Cite web |author=Lizzy McAlpine |date=April 8, 222 |title=Lizzy McAlpine - five seconds flat, the film |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFfK9CG25s |website=YouTube |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2022}}

All but two of the album's songs appear in the film. McAlpine came up with the whole idea for the film and the plot by herself. "I had whole pages of complex explanations about the meaning of the film", she said in a questionnaire after the screening of the film. She came up with the idea of the skeletons in the film "because I feel that heartbreak is like a small death".{{Citation |title=five seconds flat short film screening q&a {{!}} lizzy mcalpine |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdsWb1Pt9BE |website=YouTube |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2022}}

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According to the collection of reviews on Album of the Year, the album received a user score of 78/100 and a critic score of 80/100.{{Cite web |title=Lizzy McAlpine - five seconds flat |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/459989-lizzy-mcalpine-five-seconds-flat.php |website=Album of the Year |language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2022}}

In a 4 out of 5 star review, Dork wrote that "the album is all flashes of clean white sheets, sunlight coming through the blinds, first stirring of your coffee in the 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." The Line of Best Fit praised McAlpine's growth as an artist who "sounds confident and accomplished on her second album" and "showcases her skill as a singer, songwriter and storyteller" with Five Seconds Flat.

According to a review by Dartmouth student Elle Muller, the album "builds upon raw lyricism and extends her storytelling through a longer exploration of heartbreak."{{Cite web |last=Muller |first=Elle |date=April 26, 2022 |title=Review: Lizzy McAlpine's second album elevates her previous narrative work |url=https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2022/04/lizzy-mcalpine-five-seconds-flat-review |website=The Dartmouth |language=en-US |access-date=March 29, 2023}}

All tracks are written by Elizabeth McAlpine, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Philip Etherington and Ehren Ebbage, except where noted.

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• Lizzy McAlpine – lead vocals
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Philip Etherington – mixing
• Rob Shuttleworth – design
• Gus Black – photography

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With the release of the album came the tour that was announced on social networks on April 7, 2022, and took place from June 8, 2022, to November 25, 2022. The tour had 26 shows in North America and 10 shows in Europe. In most of the performances during the tour, the opening act was the singer Carol Ades.

Following her first sold-out tour, McAlpine announced a second solo tour on November 7, 2022, on social media. The tour began on April 18, 2023, and concluded on June 11, 2023. The tour had 18 shows in North America and 7 shows in Europe. Her opening act was announced as Olivia Barton.

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