AJ Haynes of Seratones on choosing to live with no fear

The New Exchange with Ken Grand-Pierre

My guest today is easily one of the bravest people that I know and it’s mystifying how that’s solely due to the honesty in which she lives her life. AJ Haynes of Seratones is a frontwoman and activist from Shreveport, Louisiana that is challenging what you’ve come to expect of rock music. Seratones third album, Love & Algorhythms, is unabashedly celebratory of the multitudes of our modern age (along with being an unapologetically queer as f$%k album). Sonically the music plays with elements of dance, electronica, pop, and soul while lyrically the songs depict the flux of the human condition. That said, I should point out how music is so little of what we talked about, and more about how life itself eventually inspires the art that we make. Along with being a frontwoman, AJ is also the President of the Board of the New Orleans Abortion Fund, a non-profit organization that’s fighting for a woman’s right to choose, especially in the face of the recent Roe v. Wade decision. Together we chat about a wild myriad of topics such as being black outside of the US, the pivotal nature of AJ’s work in abortion care, the need that comes from truly loving yourself, and yes; we do discuss how this all informs the music of Seratones.

Please consider making a donation to the New Orleans Abortion Fund, you can learn more about the organization by visiting their website here.

Also, be sure to check out Seratones performance of Good Day for the Stephen Colbert show.