Hurray for the Riff Raff - Hurray for the Riff Raff

  by Maarten Schiethart

published: 5 / 5 / 2011

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Review

From the melting pot of New Orleans appears Alynda Lee Segarra, who ran away from New York City at seventeen, and announces her return with "I've got the onward blues. They just won't let me be." Drenched in a good deal of melancholy, Alynda Lee Segarra's songs, however, have a fierce and melodic character. Tough and warm simultaneously, the album is pretty compelling all the way through. Hurray for the Riff Riff are competent and this stunning debut is quite intricate. Street musicians they may be, but their album sounds crisp and clear. From the many traditions in American music, it is a brew of blues, folk, hillbilly and brass. Her timbre recalls oddly Joan Armatrading. She sounds equally contemplative and soulful, but Miss Segarra lived it rough for a long time and the feeling filters through. The diverse instrumentation, the bohemian touch and the conviction in the performance make this album a big recommendation.

Track Listing:-

1 Meet Me In The Morning
2 Is That You?
3 Slow Walk
4 Daniella
5 Take Me
6 Little Things
7 I Know You
8 Too Much Of A Good Thing
9 Junebug Waltz
10 Sali's Song
11 Young Blood Blues

Band Links:-

http://www.hurrayfortheriffraff.com/#a
https://www.facebook.com/hurrayforther
https://www.instagram.com/hurrayforthe
https://twitter.com/HFTRR
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-n-
https://plus.google.com/10407161739292

Label Links:-

http://loosemusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/loosemusic
https://twitter.com/looseMusic
http://www.last.fm/user/Loose_Music
https://www.youtube.com/loosemusic
https://instagram.com/loose_music/