Alynda Segarra was born and raised in the Bronx, and moved to New Orleans in 2007. They formed two bands: Dead Man’s Street Orchestra and Hurray for the Riff Raff. In 2015, Segarra decamped to Nashville, then to New York, to make 2016’s critically praised The Navigator, an ambitious and fully realized concept album that was their quest to reclaim their Puerto Rican identity. Segarra’s 2022 album LIFE ON EARTH and their most recent effort The Past Is Still Alive were released to critical acclaim and focus on themes like climate change and personal grief.