{"id":227222,"date":"2024-05-29T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/song-exploder-lizzy-mcalpine-tells-the-story-behind-her-song-staying\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:12:07","slug":"song-exploder-lizzy-mcalpine-tells-the-story-behind-her-song-staying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/song-exploder-lizzy-mcalpine-tells-the-story-behind-her-song-staying\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Exploder &#8211; Lizzy McAlpine tells the story behind her song &#8220;Staying.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-4909\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cStaying\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7jw_KGpVp4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:720px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_93_dab9790e-4dba-458d-8f61-94a102d64599&amp;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lizzymcalpine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lizzy McAlpine<\/a> released <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Give_Me_a_Minute_(album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her first album in 2020,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five_Seconds_Flat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her second album in 2022.<\/a>  And between the two, she\u2019s had a lot of success. One of her songs, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceilings_(song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cCeilings,\u201d<\/a>  was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/ceilings-Sped-Up-Version-7168892040326679339?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral TikTok hit, and has been streamed over half a billion times.<\/a> So you might think, with all that success, you\u2019d want to keep working in way that\u2019s been working. But while Lizzy was making her third album, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Older_(Lizzy_McAlpine_album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Older<\/em>,<\/a>  after almost a year into the process of recording, she threw the whole thing out. She brought in a new band, and started over with a totally different approach. I talked to her about the song <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1729662331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cStaying\u201d<\/a> from her new album. You\u2019ll hear her original voice memos, as well as the first version she made in the studio, and then how it really came to life once she reimagined it.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream \u201cStaying\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1729662331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Song-Exploder-Lizzy-McAlpine-Transcript.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masonstoops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason Stoops<\/a> \u2013 producer, guitar<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/soundbetter.com\/profiles\/292112-sam-ks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam KS <\/a> \u2013 drums<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/2867127-Michael-Libramento\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael \u201cLibro\u201d Libramento<\/a> \u2013 bass<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cargocollective.com\/tylernuffer\/About\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Nuffer<\/a> \u2013 pedal steel<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/misterrichter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Richter<\/a> \u2013 steel guitar<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/taylor-mackall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Mackall<\/a>  \u2013 piano, mellotron<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thejapanesehouse.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Japanese House<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e6FWhirr0pE?si=MIQzSpjKAieTLcl9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cOne for sorrow, two for Joni Jones\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/lizzy-mcalpine\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStaying\u201d Lizzy McAlpine released her first album in 2020, and her second album in 2022. 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