TampAmericana singer/songwriter Liz Alden shows you the world through the eyes of people who rarely get a song written about them-- the kid on the airplane travelling alone, the coworker self-medicating their PTSD, the parent of a trans youth, the bicyclist just trying to get to the park, the couple reconnecting in hurricane clean-up…. even the Floridian who can’t make up their mind whether Tampa or Miami has the better Cuban sandwich!

These are songs that draw the surprised chuckle and that make people feel less alone.  Liz leans into humor and magical realism to let the heart speak about the baggage that we can't escape from, the background music that would warn us about a wrong turn if only we could hear it, and that feeling that you've met someone somewhere before (and may meet them again!).  

Swallowtail Cousin, Liz's duo with veteran rocker Tony Purnell, has headlined the City of Safety Harbor's Holiday Nights, Folly Faire, and Pickin’ In The Park events, as well as the Seminole Heights Lawn Concert Series presented by FWD Thinkers Music, the City of Largo's Third Thursdays, and Planter’s Ball at Sweetwater Community Farm.  They've been featured at the Farm Aid Tampa Bay Music Fest, the National Train Day Fest at Tampa Union Station, and numerous locally owned venues.  

Liz's studio releases include the debut EP Like the Moon Draws the Water (2021) and the collaborative progressive rock/pop album New Geometry (2023) with Martin Gilmartin Lazar, both available on major streaming platforms.