Hurray for the Riff Raff’s songs have long chronicled the lives of those on the fringes, building alternate histories around their stories, and often mourned those whose stories got cut short.

Last year, my No. 1 song was “Life on Earth,” a stirring, ecologically focused ballad from Alynda Segarra’s shape-shifting project Hurray for the Riff Raff.

Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff performs at the Acura Stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell on May 3, 2012.

Alynda Segarra has announced their next Hurray for the Riff Raff album: The Past Is Still Alive is out February 23 via Nonesuch.Listen to the new album’s first song, “Alibi,” below. The Past ...

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Album releases often mark a creative pause for a band, but that wasn’t the case for Hurray for the Riff Raff. It was one of the best New Orleans music stories of 2014, not only because it ...

Hurray for the Riff Raff performed songs of survival, community and rediscovery from the album LIFE ON EARTH at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., as part of NPR Music's 15th anniversary celebration.

On The Past Is Still Alive, Alynda Segarra's latest album as Hurray for the Riff Raff, the shapeshifting folk artist dives into deeply personal stories from their own vagabond youth.

Hurray for the Riff Raff‘s fantastic 2024 album The Past is Still Alive is getting lots of deserved year end list love, and as 2024 draws to a close, we asked bandleader Alynda Segarra what ...

Riff Raff Talks Deal With Diplo, Projects With Harry Fraud And Dame Grease, And Song With Kitty Pryde. He also talks about his Three Loco group with Dirt Nasty and Andy Milonakis.

Hurray for the Riff Raff Announces Tour, Shares New Song and Video: Watch. Jazz Monroe. Thu, February 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM UTC. 2 min read.