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Lizzy McAlpine Releases Folk-Influenced Album 'Angel' via RCA Records

publication · 2026-09-19

Lizzy McAlpine, 26, has unveiled her fourth studio album, titled Angel, under RCA Records. This folk-inspired collection comes on the heels of her Broadway debut in Floyd Collins last year. In a Vogue interview, she mentioned being influenced by artists such as Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and acknowledged how Floyd Collins impacted her songwriting. McAlpine enjoys collaborating in the studio and values silence afterward. She has worked with notable musicians like Noah Kahan, John Mayer, and Finneas. Recently, she celebrated her birthday by hosting a costume party where friends performed songs from The Little Mermaid. Describing herself as a homebody, she loves video games and horror novels and is eager for fans to experience her album's growth.

Key facts

  • Lizzy McAlpine released her fourth studio album, Angel, on RCA Records.
  • The album is heavily folk-influenced, drawing on Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
  • McAlpine made her Broadway debut in the folk musical Floyd Collins last year.
  • She first went TikTok-viral with her 2022 single "Ceilings" after posting music on SoundCloud during the early COVID-19 pandemic.
  • She has collaborated with Noah Kahan, John Mayer, and Finneas.
  • Her first Joni Mitchell song was "People's Parties" from Court and Spark, heard on a friend's playlist.
  • She celebrated her 27th birthday with a costume party featuring friends performing songs from The Little Mermaid.
  • She just finished reading the folk horror novel The Hill in the Dark Grove.

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  • RCA Records
  • Vogue
  • SoundCloud
  • TikTok

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