Lizzy McAlpine appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, performing songs from her second studio album, 'five seconds flat,' which has propelled her to mainstream success after several years of recording and releasing music as a Berklee College of Music student. McAlpine, a Montgomery County native, also gained support after a series of her covers and original songs went viral on TikTok in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.