TN:191 Lizzy McAlpine, Mason Stoops, Taylor Mackall & Omar Akrouche

John is joined by Lizzy McAlpine, along with producers Mason Stoops and Taylor Mackall and engineer Omar Akrouche to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Angel’.

Lizzy McAlpine is a singer-songwriter and producer from Pennsylvania. Having written and recorded music through her teens, in 2020 she released her debut album ‘Give Me a Minute’. She has since released two more critically acclaimed albums: ‘five seconds flat’, featuring the viral hit ‘ceilings’, and ‘Older’, her first collaboration with producers Mason Stoops and Taylor Mackall. Lizzy’s fourth album, ‘Angel’, arrived in September 2026 working once again alongside Mason and Taylor.

Sitting down at Platoon Studios, the four dig into the writing process and final Pro Tools sessions, exploring vocal production and layering guitars around Lizzy’s signature intimate vocal style. They also discuss finding the perfect harmonies and instrumentation for the album, including the “army of pianos”!

Tracks discussed: Peach, Two Elevens, Our Strange Ways

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Recorded at Platoon Studios (tileyard.co.uk/studio-space).

LISTEN to ‘Angel’ here - Angel by Lizzy McAlpine (lynkify.in/album/angel/74386057), RCA Records under exclusive licence from Indigo Blue, LLC

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