five seconds flat is the second studio album released by indie-alternative artist and Philadelphia-native Lizzy McAlpine. The album released on April 8, 2022. She released the tracklist on Twitter following her feature on "The Zane Lowe Show." Along with her three pre-released singles, the album has a variety of featured collaborations, including one with Grammy nominee for the coveted Best New Artist FINNEAS. Another featured artist is Ben Kessler, who also hails from the Philadelphia suburbs and spent most of his formative years performing at World Café Live and in-studio at WXPN. A common collaborator with McAlpine, they previously released "I Think I" in September 2021. Other collaborators include fellow TikTok star Jacob Collier with the pre-released single "erase me," and New York-based singer Laura Elliot. Lizzy McAlpine had a clear vision for five seconds flat, her second album: she wrote a 14-song story arc about heartbreak, and then made a short film to accompany it. "All the projects I have put out have been about chapters of my life," McAlpine told Clash Magazine in September. "I would describe it as young and naïve because I know so many more things about life now." By any measure, five seconds flat is a bigger album. Indie rock was McAlpine’s starting point, but these 14 new songs aren’t so easy to pigeonhole: along with guitar, bass, drums and piano, there are assertive electronic elements, horns and strings. The musical arrangements are bold and immersive