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The announcement of Live Forever arrives on the second anniversary of Hurray from the Riff Raff's eighth album, The Past Is Still Alive, which is featured in full on the live record, in addition to other picks from singer-songwriter and band leader Alynda Segarra's catalogue. Today, they share a folk-rock rendition of "RHODODENDRON" alongside a video shot at Old Town School of Folk Music, where the entire 14-song collection was recorded over two nights at the venue.
Discussing the album, which features artists from Hurray for the Riff Raff's present touring line-up, Parker Grogan (electric guitar, vocals), Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (bass, backing vocals), Marcus Drake (drums) and Sen Morimoto (saxophone, keyboards), Segarra says: “I moved to Chicago in September 2024, the year I released The Past Is Still Alive and hit the road with a new band – a group of musicians recommended by my front of house/production manager, Johnny Wilson. Everyone had ties to the city, and had been playing together in the DIY scene for over a decade.
"Since then we’ve traveled the world together, becoming family, playing the best shows of my life. Chicago has become home for me, and I feel grateful for the welcome I’ve gotten into the best music scene in the country. I wanted to capture this time and this brilliant band, a moment that won’t last forever. This record is a love letter to the working class musicians out there, we who slug it out on the road against all odds. We deserve so much more from an industry built to exploit us. It’s a thank you to all the fans supporting live music, you who believe songs made by human beings are a vital life force. Thank you."
Live Forever artwork
Live Forever tracklist
"Alibi (Live)"
"Hawkmoon (Live)"
"Rhododendron (Live)"
"Dynamo (Live)"
"Buffalo (Live)"
"Colossus of Roads (Live)"
"Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive) (Live)"
"Precious Cargo (Live)"
"Pyramid Scheme (Live)"
"Vetiver (Live)"
"The World Is Dangerous (Live)"
"Hourglass (Live)"
"Ogallala (Live)"
"Pa’lante (Live)"
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