Swallowtail Cousin

Swallowtail Cousin is a 2023-formed acoustic duo featuring veteran rocker Tony Purnell and singer-songwriter Liz Alden. Their chemistry and harmonies are compelling on classic 70s-80s hits that feel like home and brand new Americana storytelling for the 21st century. 

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Like The Moon Draws The Water

Liz Alden

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CD Download

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Liz's debut EP features retro 80s-vibe pop songs for getting hopeful. Download here or: Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora links in menu. $5 for an old-fashioned CD! Music and lyrics by @LizAldensongs. Produced by @Five5Studios, Ybor City, Tampa. Artwork by @DenisePovolish.

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    Dear 25 3:00
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    The Coffee Song 4:07
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    M.M.O.R.P.G. (Invisible Metropolis) 3:51
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    Drawn To You 4:20
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New Geometry

Gilmartin Alden

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Liz teams up with progressive rock wizard Martin Gilmartin for Rush-style social commentary with a Yes/ Genesis/ Alan Parsons Project sound. Download includes album cover and lyrics pages. Also on all streaming platforms; links in menu. Music by Martin Gilmartin, lyrics/vocals by Liz Alden. Recorded, edited, mixed, and mastered at ‘THE’ Studio by

Liz teams up with progressive rock wizard Martin Gilmartin for Rush-style social commentary with a Yes/ Genesis/ Alan Parsons Project sound. Download includes album cover and lyrics pages. Also on all streaming platforms; links in menu. Music by Martin Gilmartin, lyrics/vocals by Liz Alden. Recorded, edited, mixed, and mastered at ‘THE’ Studio by Martin Gilmartin.

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    A.I. War 4:29
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    Lia 3:13
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    What's Left Over 3:15
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    The Seeker 5:55
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    The Geometry of Life 4:55
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    The Fiction of a You and Me 4:53
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    Libertines Opus (including Great Again - Fact and Fiction - Great Again reprise) 6:14
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    Starstruck 3:53
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    Frantic 2:35
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Videos

"Blue Suitcase"  Official Video

 

EP Release Party @ Shuffle Tampa 

Saturday night at historic Tampa Heights' shuffleboard bar & restaurant - with Hurricane Eyes Band

 

"Lawncert" presented by FWD Thinkers Music & Luna Zoot

Sunday afternoon at Ignacio Haya Park on the Hillsborough River - with Derek Roura

Tip Jar via Paypal

 

Thank you!!

About

Singer/songwriter Liz Alden is a passionate storyteller and vocalist. Based in Tampa Bay, Liz is a regular performer in Sweetwater Community Farm's longstanding live music program and has headlined the Safety Harbor Holiday Nights fest and the Seminole Heights Lawn Concert series by FWD Thinkers Music. She released her debut EP "Like the Moon Draws the Water" in 2021, and in collaboration with Martin Gilmartin Lazar a progressive rock/pop album "New Geometry" in 2023, both available on all streaming platforms and for download at www.LizAldenSongs.com. Liz is a frequent flyer with the Los Angeles School of Songwriting songmakers workshop and a veteran of rock/top 40s cover bands Hurricane Eyes and Daybreak, jazz standards quartet Even Hand, folk/rock indie/original bands Lazy Susan and Harlequin Jones, and several choirs and orchestras.