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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Alibi

4/8/202623 min

Alynda Segarra is a singer songwriter from the Bronx. They formed Hurray for the Riff Raff in 2007, and since then, they’ve released 8 albums. Their most recent is The Past Is Still Alive, which came out in 2024. It was named one of the best albums of the year in the New York Times, the Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly, and The Atlantic, and Pitchfork called it one of the best albums of the decade so far. For this episode, I spoke to Alynda about the first track on the album, “Alibi.”

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Clips

Grief Hits Before Recording
The Guitar Line Epiphany
Teenage Vow Against Heroin
Refusing To Be The Alibi
Post-Pandemic Doubt To Drive
A New Beginning With Dad’s Spirit
Memory And The Bends

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