Live Forever CD

On thetwoyear anniversary ofThe Past Is Still Alive named one of the Best Albums of the 2020s So Far byPitchfork, and one of the Best Albums of 2024 bytheNew York Times,The Atlantic,Associated Press,NPR Music,Rolling Stone,Billboard,OUT,Mojo,Uncutand a multitude of others Hurray for the Riff Raffreleases a new live record,Live Forever. The album was captured over the course of two soldout summer nights at the Old Town School of Folk Music in bandleader Alynda Segarras new home of Chicago, Illinois.Spanning 14 songs,Live ForeverpresentsThe Past Is Still Alivein its entirety, as well as a selection of Hurray for the Riff Raffs showstopping, setdefining staples decrying ICE on the poeticPrecious CargoandThe Navigators anthemicPalante the prescient digital age critique ofPyramid Scheme and ripping through a folkrock rendition ofLIFE ON EARTHsRhododendron.I moved to Chicago in September 2024, the year I releasedThe Past Is Still Aliveand hit the road with a new banda group of musicians recommended by my front of houseproduction manager, Johnny Wilson.Everyone had ties to the city, and had been playing together in the DIY scene for over a decade.Since then weve 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 Ive gotten into the best music scene in the country.I wanted to capture this time and this brilliant band, a moment that wont 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.Its 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.Alynda Segarra