WHAT IT IS: As the New York Times put it, “[New Orleans-based frontwoman Alynda Lee] Segarra’s touchstones on The Navigator range from Fania Records to Bowery punk-rock to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, with an animating conviction...”
ALBUM: The Navigator
RELEASE DATE: 3/10
SINGLE: “Hungry Ghost”
TV: Daily Show 3/9, CBS This Morning 3/11, Conan 3/13
LIVE: Multiple SXSW performances; European tour in March; U.S. tour throughout spring and early summer
INTERNET: 331k+ monthly Spotify listeners, included in popular New Music Friday playlist; 41k+ Facebook likes; 46k+ Shazam followers; NPR SXSW Stubb’s webcast confirmed
PRESS: Fader (“’Hungry Ghost’ is more than a rock song—it’s an anthem.”), Guardian (“Full of humid, florid Nuyorican feints and swaggering troubadour rock”), Stereogum (“Hurray for the Riff Raff has a sharp, political edge”); NPR First Listen, Tiny Desk concert, Morning Edition profile and World Café session all confirmed; upcoming U.S. looks include New York Times Arts & Leisure, Rolling Stone, Elle (“Women In Music” feature), MTVNews, Village Voice, Lenny Letter, Out Magazine, Democracy Now, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, She Shreds (cover story), Bust, Spin, more; upcoming U.K. coverage includes Guardian, Evening Standard, Mojo (four pages), Q Magazine, Observer, Sunday Times, Uncut (four pages), more
BOOKING: Ali Hedrick/The Billions Corporation
MANAGEMENT: Kirby Lee/Electric Lady Artist Management