The Past Is Still Alive

by Hurray for the Riff Raff

The Past Is Still Alive cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 February 2024
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:43
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Brad Cook, Meg Duffy, Anjimile, Alynda Lee Segarra, Yan Westerlund, Conor Oberst, Libby Rodenbough, Mike Mogis, Phil Cook, Matt Douglas

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Alynda Segarra returns to a stripped-down, distinctly Americana sound palette, enlisting Brad Cook for a warm, acoustic-driven production. The deeply moving, biographical songwriting chronicles their transient youth, profound grief over lost friends, and the raw realities of addiction across the American landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, existential, alcohol, drugs, female-vocals, acoustic, dusty, storytelling, folk

Tracklist

  1. Alibi (2:48)
  2. Buffalo (3:42)
  3. Hawkmoon (3:42)
  4. Colossus of Roads (2:45)
  5. Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive) (4:07)
  6. Vetiver (3:52)
  7. Hourglass (2:50)
  8. Dynamo (3:07)
  9. The World Is Dangerous (3:45)
  10. Ogallala (4:59)

Credits

  • Hurray For The Riff Raff - primary artist
  • Alynda Lee Segarra - written-by, vocals, acoustic guitar, shaker, lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, shaker, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Yan Westerlund - drums, tambourine
  • Phil Cook - electric guitar, piano, organ, dobro, piano, organ, organ [wurlitzer], marimba, organ, organ [wurlitzer], organ
  • Meg Duffy - electric guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, harmony vocals, electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Matt Douglas - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Libby Rodenbough - fiddle
  • S.G. Goodman - harmony vocals

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