Buzzkill (album)
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| Released | April 25, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 33:41 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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Buzzkill is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Lyn Lapid, released on April 25, 2025 through Mercury. It follows her 2023 EP To Love in the 21st Century and was supported by four singles, "Buttons", "Coraline", "I'll Be Happy When", and "Death Wish". On September 19, 2025, she released a deluxe edition, Buzzkill (Forever).
Lyn Lapid released her third EP, To Love in the 21st Century, in 2023. She was inspired to create Buzzkill after moving from her hometown in Maryland to Los Angeles, California.[1] Lapid barely knew anyone there aside from her roommates, and it was hard for her to make friends at places such as parties. She described herself as a "buzzkill" because "it seemed like [she] had always brought the mood down." She later realized that she should not force herself into surface-level friendships and try to find meaningful connections.[2] She wrote the album over a year and a half.[3]
Production and composition
Overview
The album is primarily an indie pop album. It details Lyn Lapid's feelings with loneliness, alienation, and her eventual self-acceptance.[2] She also ventures more into different genres, with songs touching on alternative rock, jazz and R&B. In comparison to To Love in the 21st Century, her last major project, Buzzkill makes use of more piano elements than ukulele.[4] Olivia Dean and Sarah Kinsley were an influence to Lapid on the album.[5][6][7]
Songs
The opening track, "Buzzkill", is a bossa nova song set over guitar that details Lapid regretting showing up to a party. "Coraline" expresses the feeling of starting over in somewhere new, with an eerie feeling. "I'll Be Happy When" shows Lapid's longing for a deeper relationship over piano and a "glitchy beat". The closing track, "It Doesn't Kill Me Anymore", is a slow ballad that talks about healing after a breakup and loneliness.[5]