Alabama Shakes will pick up where they left off with 2012’s Boys & Girls this spring. Their new album Sound & Color drops April 21 via ATO. The Sound & Color tracklist, new tour dates and the album’s first single “Don’t Wanna Fight” are all below. Judging by “Don’t Wanna Fight”, the Alabama Shakes have taken the last three […]
Hot on the release of their new album Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes and their soul jams took to Jools Holland. Watch the southerners perform “Hold On” and “Hang Loose” below. Plus check out our photos of Alabama Shakes at the Aquarium Drunkard SXSW 2012 showcase.
Alabama Shakes have had quite the meteoric rise since they no-so-quietly released a little EP last fall. Single “Hold On” is about as catchy as they come and the whole EP made it onto our 2011 year end favorites list. Now, Alabama Shakes much anticipated debut album Boys and Girls is streaming. Cruise on over to […]
Athens, AL group Alabama Shakes crept onto many year-end lists and music minds by gaining steam off a quietly-dropped eponymous EP last September. Their gusty brand of Southern blues might appeal to fans of the Black Keys and Drive-By Truckers, but don’t let those comparison limit your interest. Frontwoman Brittany Howard’s mightily soulful vocals lead […]
Yesterday, I had to pleasure to swing by Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville. Third Man coincidentally just reeled in one of our favorite artists of 2011, Alabama Shakes. Have a listen to their self-titled, debut EP right here. And check out their performance on Conan O’Brien below.