Hurray for the Riff Raff Releases Video for 'LIFE ON EARTH' Title Track, Accompanying Poem

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To mark the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) releases a video for the title track to their critically acclaimed Nonesuch debut, LIFE ON EARTH. The video is directed and edited by Segarra, who also publishes the accompanying poem, "i always thought time was a circle turns out i was wrong." You can watch the video and read the poem here.

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To mark the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) releases a video for the title track to their critically acclaimed Nonesuch debut, LIFE ON EARTH, today, June 21, 2022. The video, which you can watch below, is directed and edited by Segarra, who also publishes the accompanying poem, "i always thought time was a circle turns out i was wrong." You can read that here.

LIFE ON EARTH, Hurray for the Riff Raff's Nonesuch debut album, released earlier this year, is a departure for the New Orleans-based Segarra. Its eleven new “nature punk” tracks on the theme of survival are music for a world in flux—songs about thriving, not just surviving, while disaster is happening. For their eighth full-length album, Segarra drew inspiration from The Clash, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Bad Bunny, and the author of Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown. Recorded during the pandemic, Life on Earth was produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver, Kevin Morby). You can get it and hear it here.

Hurray for the Riff Raff continues their tour of North America, headlining tonight at Harlow’s in Sacramento, before continuing as special guest of Bright Eyes with dates in San Diego, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Kansas City, Missouri, concluding with a performance in Omaha, Nebraska on July 3. Segarra tours Europe this summer, with stops in Paris and Amsterdam, among others. You can see all the currently scheduled dates below; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF ON TOUR

Jun 21 Harlow's Sacramento, CA
Jun 24 SOMA* San Diego, CA
Jun 25 Van Buren* Phoenix, AZ
Jun 28 The Union* Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 30 Mission Ballroom* Denver, CO
Jul 1 Uptown Theater* Kansas City, MO
Jul 2&3 The Admiral Theatre* Omaha, NE
     
Aug 4 Pickathon Happy Valley, OR
Aug 10 Deer Lake Park** Burnaby, BC
Aug 12 Day In Day Out Festival Seattle, WA
     
Aug 26 Todays Festival Turin, ITALY
Aug 27–29 Greenbelt Festival Kettering, UK
Aug 31 Whelan's Dublin, IRELAND
Sep 2 St Luke's Glasgow, UK
Sep 3 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK
Sep 4 End of the Road Festival Salisbury, UK
Sep 5 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff, UK
Sep 7 YES Manchester, UK
Sep 8 Hare & Hounds Birmingham, UK
Sep 9 Lafayette London, UK
Sep 10 CHALK Brighton, UK
Sep 12 Point Éphémère Paris, FRANCE
Sep 14 Bogen F Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Sep 16 Botanique Brussels, BELGIUM
Sep 17 Tolhuistuin Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Sep 19 Jaki Cologne, GERMANY
Sep 20 Hole 44 Berlin, GERMANY
     

* w/Bright Eyes
** w/Mitski

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Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth Video
  • Tuesday, June 21, 2022
    Hurray for the Riff Raff Releases Video for 'LIFE ON EARTH' Title Track, Accompanying Poem

    To mark the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) releases a video for the title track to their critically acclaimed Nonesuch debut, LIFE ON EARTH, today, June 21, 2022. The video, which you can watch below, is directed and edited by Segarra, who also publishes the accompanying poem, "i always thought time was a circle turns out i was wrong." You can read that here.

    LIFE ON EARTH, Hurray for the Riff Raff's Nonesuch debut album, released earlier this year, is a departure for the New Orleans-based Segarra. Its eleven new “nature punk” tracks on the theme of survival are music for a world in flux—songs about thriving, not just surviving, while disaster is happening. For their eighth full-length album, Segarra drew inspiration from The Clash, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Bad Bunny, and the author of Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown. Recorded during the pandemic, Life on Earth was produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver, Kevin Morby). You can get it and hear it here.

    Hurray for the Riff Raff continues their tour of North America, headlining tonight at Harlow’s in Sacramento, before continuing as special guest of Bright Eyes with dates in San Diego, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Kansas City, Missouri, concluding with a performance in Omaha, Nebraska on July 3. Segarra tours Europe this summer, with stops in Paris and Amsterdam, among others. You can see all the currently scheduled dates below; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF ON TOUR

    Jun 21 Harlow's Sacramento, CA
    Jun 24 SOMA* San Diego, CA
    Jun 25 Van Buren* Phoenix, AZ
    Jun 28 The Union* Salt Lake City, UT
    Jun 30 Mission Ballroom* Denver, CO
    Jul 1 Uptown Theater* Kansas City, MO
    Jul 2&3 The Admiral Theatre* Omaha, NE
         
    Aug 4 Pickathon Happy Valley, OR
    Aug 10 Deer Lake Park** Burnaby, BC
    Aug 12 Day In Day Out Festival Seattle, WA
         
    Aug 26 Todays Festival Turin, ITALY
    Aug 27–29 Greenbelt Festival Kettering, UK
    Aug 31 Whelan's Dublin, IRELAND
    Sep 2 St Luke's Glasgow, UK
    Sep 3 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK
    Sep 4 End of the Road Festival Salisbury, UK
    Sep 5 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff, UK
    Sep 7 YES Manchester, UK
    Sep 8 Hare & Hounds Birmingham, UK
    Sep 9 Lafayette London, UK
    Sep 10 CHALK Brighton, UK
    Sep 12 Point Éphémère Paris, FRANCE
    Sep 14 Bogen F Zurich, SWITZERLAND
    Sep 16 Botanique Brussels, BELGIUM
    Sep 17 Tolhuistuin Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
    Sep 19 Jaki Cologne, GERMANY
    Sep 20 Hole 44 Berlin, GERMANY
         

    * w/Bright Eyes
    ** w/Mitski

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