Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff released a really great LP entitled "Small Town Heroes" at the beginning of this year.  The album sways between upbeat bluegrass tunes and more downtempo, dark ones. The constant throughout it all, though, is lead singer Alynda Lee Segarra's super smooth vocals.  Collectively, it's a really nice work.

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Perhaps the most interesting part of discovering this band was learning about the road (or should I say tracks) that Segarra traveled to found this band & create music.  The following is an excerpt from wuis.org about her journey:

"Alynda Lee Segarra - the singer, songwriter and musical force behind the group - first captured national attention in 2012, when her album Look Out Mama earned glowing reviews.  Born to a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, Segarra grew up making weekly trips to New York's Lower East Side for punk matinees.  After extensive traveling [including hopping freight trains for years], she found her own musical home in New Orleans."

Now it's time to sit back (preferably on a front porch rocking chair) and take a listen to the band, live in a KEXP session: