Alynda Segarra and company perform “Alibi”, “Buffalo” and “Hawkmoon” from the famous album
Hooray for that Riff Raff passed CBS Morningsstudio to perform three tracks from their new album The past is still alive for “Saturday Sessions”.
For the mini-concert, singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra – who uses their first names – delivered the first three songs from the recently released LP, “Alibi”, “Buffalo” and “Hawkmoon”, accompanied by NNAMDÏ on bass.
In an interview with Rolling rockSegarra broke down The past is still alivean album with sadness, such as the death of Segarra's father and, as in “Alibi”, a childhood friend who had become addicted to heroin.
“It's just like, how do I convince the listener that he deserves to live?” Segarra said of the track. “And also, recognizing that I can't convince someone of this. Or the only person I can convince is myself.”
“Hawkmoon” is about the extravagant Miss Jonathan, the first transgender woman Segara meets. “It's my way of trying to create this memorial for her, even though I don't even know where she is,” Segara said. Rolling rock.
The past is still alive is Huray for Riff Raff's first album since 2022 Life on Earth, which addressed issues such as sexual abuse and the climate crisis. On the new album, Segarra instead looked inward. “With the previous albums, I felt this pressure to be too optimistic and give people hope, and it started to make me really uncomfortable,” Segarra said. “I wanted to break free from that role and say that things will have to fall apart in order to build something new.”
Hooray for the Riff Raff is currently on the road in support The past is still aliveincluding stops at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and a midsummer North American leg with Norah Jones.
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