Alynda Segarra’s Hurray for the Riff Raff experience has been one of constant change. The movement from folk, country and blues on 2014’s Small Town Heroes to a more New York-specific blend on 2017’s The Navigator seemed like a big one, but she’d made musical changes before.

In my story on Hurray for the Riff Raff for American Songwriter after the release of their Small Town Heroes, I wrote:

Two of the biggest stories in New Orleans this year were Hurray for the Riff Raff and Benjamin Booker. When Hurray for the Riff Raff's Small Town Heroes was released this spring, we talked about the album and the song "The Body Electric" for American Songwriter.

Recently, I wrote American Songwriter's cover story on Hurray for the Riff Raff. In it, Alynda Lee Segarra and I talked about her evolution as a writer and performer, leading to the band's recent album, Small Town Heroes: