Lyn Lapid Overcomes Loneliness And Finds Herself On ‘BUZZKILL’
Samantha Colleran, May 2025
Lyn Lapid is a Maryland native who went viral in 2020 with breakout track “Producer Man”. Since the time of its release, Lyn has amassed over one billion streams and has since earned recognition from Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Jung Kook of BTS. Lyn has expanded her bedroom pop sound to incorporate alternative and jazz elements, further showcasing her artistry. Her newest album, BUZZKILL, follows a story of overcoming loneliness and finding a sense of community through relatable, raw songwriting that will resonate with longtime fans and first time listeners.
Lyn credits much of her rise to fame to posting her music on social media. Sharing her music online and taking advantage of the tools at her fingertips has allowed her to craft an authentic online presence that listeners are drawn to. With the success of “Producer Man”, Lyn felt that she had to follow up the success with another viral hit that would gain traction on social media. Making music for the sake of virality and streaming numbers made the process of creating unenjoyable for some time. Although still trying to find the balance between writing for herself and writing to garner attention across social platforms, Lyn has found more of a balance between the two, which is evident on BUZZKILL.
When first beginning the BUZZKILL creation process, Lyn wasn’t sure where she wanted the story to go at first. At the start of making the album, the songs reflected a feeling of loneliness and isolation from those in her life. Lyn has a private Instagram account where she posts demos of songs, and one particular song was about someone in her life she forgot she granted access to the account. This person realized the song was about them, and reached out to Lyn to talk about the situation. The song opened up a line of communication, something Lyn was not expecting to happen from posting a demo. It made the overall message of the album click; surrounding herself with people who care about her the way she cares for them is the most important thing, even if it meant her circle of friends wasn’t as big as it once was.
Having a small group of collaborators that Lyn felt comfortable working with allowed her to open up and be more vulnerable during the songwriting process for BUZZKILL. Songs such as “floater friend” and “backup plan” were written as she was going through the motions of those experiences; being able to lean on a core group of producers and co-writers she felt comfortable opening up to emotionally made it easier to get her feelings out. Working through those writing sessions was therapeutic for Lyn and allowed her to heal from the experiences.
The overall themes covered on BUZZKILL include loneliness, belonging, friendships, and self acceptance. “floater friend” is a particularly emotional track that reflects on Lyn’s experiences moving to Los Angeles and how it brought her back to her time in high school where she was the kid that nobody knew, the girl who would change her personality to fit in with different groups to avoid being alone (“I’m too good at pretending that I don’t live in my skin / I’ll have a new identity dependin’ who I’m with / And if I laid myself on the table, would you like who I was”). “coraline” further touches on that subject of isolation; immersing herself in social scenes in a bustling city to avoid being alone led her to feel even more lonely. Her friends back in Maryland went away to school and had “typical” college adventures, which further propelled Lyn into a feeling of disconnect with those in her life; “Oh, I feel like Coraline / Everywhere I go / Nothing feels like home”.
Lyn often takes a comedic route when writing about difficult emotions. Take “death wish” for example; while the title gives the impression of a serious subject, the lyrics were inspired by a conversation with a friend in a Target where the two bonded over being single friends and promised not to abandon each other if they entered romantic relationships, something that unfortunately happens often. Title track “buzzkill” also uses humor to make light of the heavy emotions she had been feeling surrounding her move to Los Angeles and trying to fit in. Humor can sometimes make talking about hard emotions easier to relate to and speak about, which Lyn is an expert at.
While Lyn is excited for people to listen to the album in its entirety, she’s eager to know what people think of the album closer “it doesn’t kill me anymore”. This track was one she had a lot of fun writing and recording the vocals for; working with producer Oak Felder, the two spent three hours layering vocals. Lyrically, the song was healing to write because it was exactly how she wanted to wrap up the album. It’s a satisfying end to the story of BUZZKILL that leaves listeners feeling hopeful and a little lighter; it’ll translate incredibly well in a live setting.
Lyn learned a number of life lessons while writing BUZZKILL. She let go of people who weren’t serving her and instead focused her efforts on furthering relationships with people who were worth fighting for. Finding a strong sense of community with people who care for her the way she cares for them took her out of that isolated feeling and allowed her to abandon the buzzkill mindset.
You can catch Lyn on her first ever world tour, which kicked off in Berlin on May 6. Be sure to follow her on Instagram and TikTok to stay up to date on all things BUZZKILL, and stream BUZZKILL on Apple Music or Spotify!