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By melding that tradition with a fashion-forward sound that suits their time, Segarra has wound up with a distinctive album, one that operates equally skillfully on an emotional and intellectual level.
90
Musically Life On Earth is diverse and adventurous, continuing the evolution away from old-world Americana to draw in a multitude of styles, genres and influences. The electronic-pop of ‘nightqueen’ sits perfectly alongside the funeral jazz piano piece of the title track.
90
In tunes like these, Segarra’s voice remains one of the central appeals of their music.
84
On Life On Earth, they let the listener fully emerge in the wonder of the journey itself, dipping into more exotic textures.
83
Alynda Segarra’s powerful eighth album exudes a glorious irreverence. Their self-described “nature punk” songs are both intimate and immense, and they’ve never sounded more honest or self-possessed.
83
The New Orleans folk artist gives audiences hope and survival tools on their latest album.
83
The first album from the folk-punk outfit in 5 years has plenty of gems, but loses some consistency amid the paeans to nature and nomads.
81
Segarra’s latest collection of songs continues to largely eschew the didactically political for something more mythic and simultaneously personal, but the big change here is how their musical style has largely left folk music behind.
80
Life On Earth is a delicate, tender record full of gentle empathy, of lines that ring with the trut of shared experience.
80
Even if Life doesn't uncover the secrets to survival, Segarra's tender-tough songcraft makes a captivatingly meditative case for endurance.
80
With this vital, empathetic album, Hurray for the Riff Raff offer a reminder that we can still plot a course out of the darkness and write a different story.
80
In swapping fiddles, banjo and slide guitar for synths, piano and dynamic guitars, Life On Earth invokes a true sense of step change, capturing Segarra moving into the spotlight with purpose and confirming herself to be an artist ready to embrace newfound opportunities.
80
Cook’s deft production wisely showcases her voice, and she responds with a performance laced with sensitivity and conviction.
80
The self-described “nature punk” is sounding readier than ever for crossover success.
80
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s new songs explore different survival strategies one can take to endure and thrive during our short Life on Earth.
80
Life... sounds loose, free, even celebratory - although its weight grows heavier with each spin.
80
The New York rocker is back in New Orleans on a compelling album that engages deeply with a world in turmoil.
80
The Riff Raff’s songwriting is a product of her formative years skipping from town to town, and the influences paint a tapestry of the American songbook.
80
With Life on Earth, Hurray for the Riff Raff has achieved something truly enviable: a fresh start.
The first half of “Life On Earth” has a lot to offer, but the second half teeters off course a bit. I think the latter half is just as good thematically, but sonically, the Riff Raff could have done better. I’m really disappointed, but this is still a good record overall. It doesn’t have any highlights near as strong as, say, “Palanté” off their last LP, but it’s probably a better album front-to-back. I might revisit this down the line.
Entretanto, para LIFE ON EARTH, Segarra quebrou fortemente com a narrativa que sua carreira artística vinha seguindo nesses últimos anos. Pela primeira vez, de forma concreta, ela cortou com os remansos dos gêneros que sua banda vinha ocupando-se em seus últimos álbuns. Nesse sentido, LIFE ON EARTH é um álbum majoritariamente rock e alternativo, ainda que tenha forte presença do punk — gênero que aparece nos detalhes das ... read more
With the amount of versatility this album provides it's anything short of boring. The songwriting is what lacks...and that definitely shows on "PRECIOUS CARGO" because holy shit was that a joke of a song with a god awful melody.
Still decent though!
I'm unfamiliar with Hurray for the Riff Riff's game, but I feel like the further this LP goes on the less interested they seemed in wanting to finish it.
WOLVES - 7.7
PIERCED ARROWS - 8.8
POINTED AT THE SUN - 8.7
RHODODENDRON - 7.4
JUPITER’S DANCE - 6.3
LIFE ON EARTH - 6.6
nightqueen - 5.3
PRECIOUS CARGO - 6.5
ROSEMARY TEARS - 7.2
SAGA - 7.7
KiN - N/A
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likes: 6/11
overall final score: 72.20
fav n best: PIERCED ARROWS
worst: nightqueen
skips: JUPITER’S DANCE, LIFE ON EARTH, nightqueen, PRECIOUS CARGO, KiN
from the fifth song the album fell apart terribly starting with a string of four songs that leave you without any facial ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | WOLVES 3:36 | 71 |
| 2 | PIERCED ARROWS 4:02 | 77 |
| 3 | POINTED AT THE SUN 3:32 | 73 |
| 4 | RHODODENDRON 3:34 | 70 |
| 5 | JUPITER'S DANCE 2:35 | 69 |
| 6 | LIFE ON EARTH 5:46 | 70 |
| 7 | nightqueen 3:38 | 70 |
| 8 | PRECIOUS CARGO 4:42 | 65 |
| 9 | ROSEMARY TEARS 3:16 | 69 |
| 10 | SAGA 4:35 | 73 |
| 11 | KiN 0:50 | 59 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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9mo
P4k not putting on this on their AOTY, SOTY or Rock year-end lists after giving it a BNA damn
Added on: October 28, 2021