Hear two new Hurray for the Riff Raff songs, “Colossus of Roads” and “Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive)”

On February 23, Hurray for the Riff Raff releases The Past Is Still Alive, via Nonesuch. It’s one of our Most Anticipated Albums of Winter, and following the release of the Essential Track “Alibi,” they’ve released two new songs, “Colossus of Roads” and “Snake Plant (The Past is Still Alive)”. Hear them both below.

Alynda Segarra said in a statement, “I’ve only had this experience a couple of times, where a song falls on me—it’s all there, and I don’t do anything. Writing ‘Colossus of Roads’ felt like creating a space where all us outsiders can be safe together. That doesn’t exist, but it exists in our minds, and it exists in this song – this one is sacred to me. I’ve also always wanted to make my version of Bob Dylan’s ‘I Was Young When I Left Home,’ and ‘Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive)’ is it.”

The Past Is Still Alive follows 2022’s Life on Earth.

Hurray for the Riff Raff tour dates:

1/31 – Boulder, CO – eTown Hall
2/25 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s*
2/27 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell Stage)*
2/28 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall*
2/29 – Washington, DC – Atlantis*
3/1 – Philadelphia, PA – Foundry*
3/3 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios*
3/5 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg*
3/6 – Boston, MA – Sinclair*
3/9 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground*
3/10 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall*
3/12 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s*
3/14 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall*
3/15 – Saint Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall*
3/22 – Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival
3/28 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater^
3/30 – Seattle, WA – Neumos^
4/1 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall^
4/2 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s^
4/4 – San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room^
4/5 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco^
4/6 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s^
4/7 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar^
4/9 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge^
4/10 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge^
4/12 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips^
4/13 – Austin, TX – 3TEN^
4/14 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall^
5/10 – Dublin, IE – Button Factory
5/11 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
5/12 – Glasgow, UK – Mono
5/14 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
5/15 – Birmingham, UK – Castle & Falcon
5/16 – Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
5/17 – London, UK – Electric Brixton
5/19 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
5/20 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
5/21 – Amsterdam, NE – Tolhuistuin
5/23 – Berlin, DE – Privatclub
5/25 – Madrid, ES – Tomavistas Festival

*w/ NNAMDÏ
^w/ Sen Morimoto