About Us

A lifelong artist, writer, guitarist, and singer, Liz is the frontwoman for Mermaid Riot, which released a new album in August 2025 called "BLUE VIOLENT MYSTERY." The album includes NEVER RELEASED SONGS plus remasters of singles  released between 2023 and 2024. Liz's songs combine driving guitars with a voice that shifts seamlessly from an intimate whisper to a no-holds-barred power belt and back again. Channeling her eclectic power through Mermaid Riot, she writes and performs heavy, melodic indie rock with infectious hooks delivered with the raw energy and immediacy of punk. Her deceptively deep lyrics explore existential themes of identity and rebellion with unflinching honesty, displaying a poeticism that transcends the status quo. 

Liz began her songwriting journey by exploring themes of alienation with "upbeat punk songs satirizing narcissistic guys." She sang and slung her guitar  on sidewalks, subways, and clubs and waxed lyrical in art salons and coffeeshops. Later she sang punk-protest songs inspired by The Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney. The pandemic led her to shift towards a more pop-oriented sound with a 90s radio-rock vibe, influenced by numerous rockers and bands including Veruca Salt. Her current style is described as heavy, melodic indie rock with radio-friendly pop hooks and a punk edge.  Siren's lyrics give shape and outlet to emotions, finding moments of transcendence amidst the uncertainties and pain of life. She describes her approach as "brutally frank" while also sometimes sarcastic, despairing, philosophical, and empowering.