Doomsday is Lizzy McAlpine‘s first new solo release this year and it might just point the way to more material from the rising indie artist. Sombre and brimming with tension – just like the video for which she wrote the script – the “song is about being in a relationship that is so toxic that you know it’s doomed and preparing yourself for that eventuality,” McAlpine notes. “It’s heavy in funeral metaphors, because heartbreak to me is like a death and that’s where I got the concept for the skeleton look in the music video.” As soft guitars unfurl an initial melancholic mood (“pull the plug / make it painless i don’t want a violent end”), Doomsday unravels a sincere sentiment, balancing the edge between introspective songwriting and roaring energy, as the song nears its finale. Head to the piece right here and give it a good spin!