Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff is the brainchild of Alynda Segarra, a singer/songwriter of Puerto Rican descent whose musical imagination was first sparked by hardcore punk while they were a child in the Bronx. Segarra later gravitated toward American roots music, settling in New Orleans around 2007. There, they formed the first incarnation of Hurray for the Riff Raff. Over the course of several independent releases, they honed their voice, playing with several strands of folk music, grounding themselves with protest songs but incorporating elements of anthemic punk and polyrhythms;...