Hurray For The Riff Raff - Pieced Arrows

Hurray for the Riff Raff’s “PIERCED ARROWS,“ from the album ’LIFE ON EARTH,’ out now on Nonesuch Records: “We took inspiration from arthouse cinema from the turn of the millennium,“ says director Lucia Honey. “’Run Lola Run,’ ’Requiem for a Dream,’ ’My Own Private Idaho.’ We wanted “Pierced Arrows” to have a gritty narrative feel but that still indulged in a surrealist aesthetic. “The song lends itself to a narrative climax. The first time I heard it, I felt like I was in the middle of a brewing storm. I couldn’t escape the reference to Hurricane Ida, which hit Southern Louisiana hard in late August. This blended well with themes from Alynda’s song which is largely about running from a past that always catches up to you. Hence physical running in industrial landscapes. Metal. Trainyards. Escapism. Cold anxiety. Being stuck in a trauma loop.“ Alynda Segarra - Vocals, Elect