Friday, June 27, 2014

Hurray for the Riff Raff


























Artist:   Hurray for The Riff Raff
Origin:  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Genre:  Folk, Folk Blues, Country, Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Americana, Southern Gothic Americana

Hurray for The Riff Raff is an American Folk Blues Band from New Orleans, Louisiana, formed by Alynda Lee Segarra (Singer, Songwriter, Banjo), she grew up in the Bronx and is of Puerto Rican descent.  The band's signature blend on of Folk Blues and Southern Gothic Americana.














Title:  Small Town Heroes  (2014)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Blues, Country, Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Americana, Southern Gothic Americana
Label:  ATO Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Blues Ridge Mountain  (2:33)
 2.  Crash On The Highway  (2:45)
 3.  Good Time Blues (An Outlaw's Lament)  (5:17)
 4.  End Of The Line  (3:38)
 5.  The New SF Bay Blues  (4:01)
 6.  The Body Electric  (2:49)
 7.  No One Else  (3:17)
 8.  St. Roch Blues  (5:09)
 9.  Levon's Dream  (3:50)
10. I Know It's Wrong (But That's Alright)  (2:58)
11. Small Town Heroes  (4:28)
12. Forever Is Just A Day  (3:18)

Personnel:

Alynda Lee Segarra:   Vocals, Guitar
Yosi Pearlstein:  Drums, Fiddle, Percussion, Violin
Casey McAllister:  Organ, Accorion, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Wurlitzer
Sam Doores:  Slide Guitar, Harmonies, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals
Dan Cutler: Electric Bass, Harmonies, Acoustic Bass

Additional Musicians:

Avery Bright:  Viola
Emily Nelson:  Cello
Matt Nelson:  Cello
Zach Stetchfield:  Slide Guitar
Micah Hulscher:  Piano, Organ
A.P. Baer:  Banjo, Harmonies, Dobro

Small Town Heroes is the fifth studio album by Hurray for The Riff Raff, was released on February 11, 2014 by ATO Records.












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