Lyn Lapid Strives For Something Beyond the Surface in "i'll be happy when"
Photo: Caity Krone
Rising singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lyn Lapid announces the release of her long-awaited debut album BUZZKILL, out April 25. Lapid celebrates the exciting announcement by gifting her fans "i'll be happy when," the second single off the upcoming record, which illustrates the beginning of the story she tells in the highly anticipated body of work.
Lapid opens the track, confessing, "I'll be happy when this lonely city feels like mine / Maybe when I have a license and a car to drive / I can take a trip to nowhere on the 405 / Just to feel alive." Her vocals swoon above a dreamy piano arrangement, then slip into the bounce of a glitchy beat. On the hook, the instrumentation bursts with a sum anxiety, with the singer-songwriter wondering if it's too late and the city has already decided that her fate is to remain alone and fade away.
"I'm listing all of these things I thought I needed to accomplish in order to be happy," shared Lapid in a press statement. "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?'"
Lapid 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 LA and all of the mixed emotions that came 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 is set to take listeners on this all-too-relatable journey with Lapid, from experiencing loneliness and feelings of not belonging to radical self-acceptance and newfound confidence.
Watch the "I'll be happy when" video below:
