Montgomery County native Lizzy McAlpine, who catapulted to mainstream fame last year with the viral success of her song “ceilings,” has announced her third studio album, Older, writes Franki Rudnesky for PhillyVoice.

The album will be released on April 5.

McAlpine, who attended Lower Merion High School, recently released the first single from Older. In the title track, the 24-year-old ruminates on the difficult transition into adulthood.

“This album took me three years to get right,” wrote McAlpine on social media. “The song ‘Older’ specifically was the moment it all started to come together in my head. For now, I hope you know that I did not compromise. I was very stressed out the whole time, but I think we got somewhere really cool in the end.”

McAlpine released her second studio album, five seconds flat, in 2022. The single “ceilings” took off on TikTok the following year when it became a popular trend’s soundtrack.

It appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 and McAlpine got to perform the song live on The Tonight Show.

The official music video for the song has already had more than 19 million views on YouTube.

Read more about Lizzy McAlpine, her Montco roots, and her new album at PhillyVoice.

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