LYN LAPID ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM BUZZKILL OUT APRIL 25TH

DROPS NEW SINGLE “i’ll be happy when” TODAY

ARRIVES ALONGSIDE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW

LISTEN TO “I’ll be happy when” HERE & WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE

PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE BUZZKILL HERE

28 FEBRUARY 2025 (TORONTO, ON) – Today, rising singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lyn Lapid announces the release of her long-awaited debut album BUZZKILL, out April 25th via Mercury Records. Lapid celebrates the exciting announcement by gifting her fans with her second single off the upcoming record, “i’ll be happy when,” out now—listen HERE.

Lyn spent the past few years carefully crafting what would become BUZZKILL, inspired by the isolating experiences surrounding her move from her small suburban hometown in Maryland to the bustling city of Los Angeles, and all of the mixed emotions that came along with them. She shares, “Moving to the West Coast was a struggle. It was the first time I was in a new place by myself, and I didn’t know anyone outside of my roommates. I’d go to parties because I thought it was better than being alone. It was an attempt to find community, but it just became a cycle of meaningless interactions. Every time I went out with my friends, I felt like a ‘buzzkill’ because it seemed like I had always brought the mood down. However, it only seemed that way because I was with the wrong people. I needed to accept that I shouldn’t have to force myself to settle for surface-level friendships and relationships. It opened an opportunity to find new and truly meaningful connections and friendships.” BUZZKILL takes listeners on this all-too-relatable journey with Lyn, from experiencing loneliness and feelings of not belonging to radical self-acceptance and newfound confidence.

Her new single “i’ll be happy when” illustrates the beginning of the story she tells in BUZZKILL, and on the track, Lyn confesses, “I’ll be happy when this lonely city feels like mine.” Her vocals swoon above dreamy piano, then slip into the bounce of a glitchy beat. She elaborates, “I’m listing all of these things I thought I needed to accomplish in order to be happy. It dove into wanting friendships with substance. I’m just wondering, ‘Will I be able to have these things? Is it even worth trying for, or am I too late?’” Watch the official music video HERE.

Last month, Lyn introduced BUZZKILL with her first single off the record, “coraline.” Ones To Watch praised the song, saying, “‘Coraline’ dives into the loneliness that comes with finding yourself in a new place,” while Sweety High said, “The cool, moody beat of its verses creates a sense of isolation before the energetic chorus kicks in, conveying the yearning she feels for something more, weaving a tale of feeling like an outsider, like finding something like ‘home’ is forever out of reach.”

2024 saw Lyn release her fan favorite single “buttons” and collaborations with the likes of mxmtoon on “back from the dead,” Whethan on “Cruise Control,” and Eric Nam on “Wish I Didn’t Care.” Not to mention, she performed a packed set on the main stage of New York’s Head In The Clouds Fest, as well as surpassed over 830 million global streams across her catalog and amassed 5 million TikTok followers to date.

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements to come from Lyn Lapid next week.

Photo Credit: Caity Krone

ABOUT LYN LAPID
Lyn Lapid writes the soundtrack to seeing life a little differently. Her unfiltered observations ripple across fluid soundscapes anchored by subtle alternative R&B grooves, loose jazz phrasing, and unassuming pop ambition. The 22-year-old Filipino American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist continues to strike a chord with audiences through her unpredictably catchy and undeniably candid songcraft.

In 2020, a series of viral ukulele covers on TikTok brought the Maryland native her first brush with virality. Her personal vision took shape across a series of essential fan favorite singles such as “Producer Man,” “When She Loved Me,” and the Gold-Certified “In My Mind.” Early co-signs came courtesy of Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Jungkook of BTS.

During 2023, she made waves with to love in the 21^st century EP and its extended edition, the epilogue. She incited the applause of Rolling Stone, Billboard, E! Online, BuzzFeed, UPROXX, HYPEBAE, Refinery29, and LADYGUNN, among others. Speaking to her impact, Forbes touted her among its “AAPI Artists to Watch,” and Atwood Magazine christened her an “exceptional artist-to-watch.” She emerged as the rare collaborator equally comfortable on a track with Ruth B and mxtmtoon or Eric Nam and Whethan. Beyond touring with the likes of Ricky Montgomery and Claire Rosinkranz, she graced the bill of Head In the Clouds Festival and has sold out two nationwide headline tours in 2023 and 2024.

Generating over 1 billion streams, packing venues on headline tours, and attracting widespread critical acclaim, she narrates a season of self-actualization and newfound confidence on her 2025 full-length debut, BUZZKILL, out April 25th on Mercury Records.