Part 1 "Living in the City"
Hurray For The Riff Raff is a New Orleans band lead by Alynda Segarra, raised in New York and of Puerto Rican descent. The recently released 'The Navigator' album is their sixth album. It is a concept album, of sorts - based on an alter-ego named Navita, a Puerto Rican teenage runaway folk artist. There are probably a lot of autobiographic references, one is that Alynda ran away from the Bronx as a teenager and ended up settling in New Orleans. Her previous albums have been more Americana in general - but The Navigator crosses into newer territory, in more ways than one. "Living in the City" is a pop-rock classic.... a great way to start an exceptional album.
Part 2 "Be My Baby"
This is fucking brilliant. An unexpected gem from Hurray For The Riff Raff. Alynda's take on Ronnie Spector is so good on so many levels. There is even a 'Wall of Sound' production feel to it. It's from an Amazon exclusive playlist 'Love Me'.
Part 3 "Slow Walk"
"Slow Walk" was my introduction to Hurray For The Riff Raff. And I'm sure Bitter FM listeners know it well now.
