Lyn Lapid is set to release her debut album, “BUZZKILL,” on April 25, one of her most vulnerable works yet. Lapid explained that most of the songs featured on her new album bloomed out of her move to Los Angeles alone.

“Spending so much time in Los Angeles, I kind of realized that all of these club events, parties that I would go to for the sake of not being alone, constantly surrounded by people [yet], I had never felt so alone,” Lapid said.

While writing her songs for “BUZZKILL,” Lapid shared how open and vulnerable she felt. Lapid acknowledges that she had a tough time finding a sense of belonging in Los Angeles and that she was on a “journey of self-acceptance.”

“It was really healing because I felt like it was almost like a diary entry to me to finish and put out,” Lapid said. “ ‘floater friend’ on the album, that song is about how I felt living in a new city and how it kind of brought me back to my high school days, just being the kid that nobody knew…I felt like it was reminiscent of those days when I was morphing my personality and myself to fit certain friend groups and certain rooms I was in.”

It’s one thing to write songs for yourself; it’s another to have the pressure of an audience on you. Lapid had to find a good balance between making music she was proud of and making music for engagement.

“I feel like when I first started doing music professionally and posting online, I was trying to find that balance for a really long time,” Lapid said. “For a while, I think I got into that mindset that I had to make music for clicks…and it kind of made music-making unenjoyable.”

As someone who had social media help kick-start her career and put her talents under the spotlight, Lapid is still trying to return to a mindset where she makes music for herself rather than for external validation, such as likes or shares.

“Over the course of my career, I was able to hold a little bit less weight over time to the statistics and numbers,” she said. “I’m still trying to find that balance, but I’m slowly making my way towards having a healthy relationship between the numbers and making music for myself.”

Lapid has garnered over 1 billion global streams and gained the co-sign of artists such as Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and Jungkook of BTS. Lapid shares that when writing her own music, her most significant current musical influence is Olivia Dean, an English neo-soul singer with over 6 million monthly Spotify listeners.

“Her music sonically, lyrically, and thematically has just been such a huge inspiration for my music, especially because her music translates so well live,” Lapid said.

Now, Lapid will get the chance to perform her music live to different audiences worldwide. She even mentioned that this will be her first time visiting Europe, and she’s excited about what’s to come.

If you want to catch her in Phoenix, get your tickets starting at $33 for June 25 at the Crescent Ballroom. Her debut album is sure not to disappoint.