Alabama Shakes have shared their first new track in 10 years – test it out under.
The band – comprised of Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell – went on hiatus again in 2018, and now, they’re again with their first new music in a decade.
‘One other Life’ was launched on Friday (August 29), and sees the band enterprise additional into Nineteen Sixties British soul and rock. In an interview with NPR, Howard compares the observe to Tom Jones.
“Once I wrote ‘One other Life,’ I used to be fascinated by all of the lives we stock,” Howard mentioned of the observe. “Those we’re dwelling proper now, those that slipped away due to totally different decisions, the what ifs, the what wasn’t meant to be, the goodbyes, and the prospect encounters that really feel divine.
“This track is about these threads and the way they stretch throughout time and area, connecting each model of who we’re. It’s about letting them come collectively, letting them harmonize, and realizing that goodbye isn’t actually goodbye. It’s extra like I’ll goodbye. A collective story that by no means stops unfolding. I’m glad we opened this door into this actuality of us making music collectively once more.”
Pay attention under.
Since their hiatus, Howard has launched two solo studio albums: 2019’s ‘Jaime‘ and 2023’s ‘What Now‘.
In December, the band reunited for the primary time in over seven years at a shock present of their native Alabama. Howard had been slated to carry out the gig as a solo act, however determined to shock visitors by inviting her Alabama Shakes bandmates to the stage.
Then, in January, they shared some photographs of themselves within the studio, telling followers they had been “engaged on some thrilling stuff!”
They’re presently persevering with as a three-piece, with former drummer Steve Johnson absent. He was arrested on fees of kid abuse in March 2021, however was then dismissed in December 2021.
The band are presently in the course of their North American reunion tour. You may see a full listing of remaining dates under, and discover tickets right here.
Alabama Shakes will play:
SEPTEMBER
4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller Excessive Life Theatre
5 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
6 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
8 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion
9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Open air)
11 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon and Past Pageant
14 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Corridor at Fenway
17 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
18 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann
19 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
23 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
25 – Austin, TX @ Moody Middle
26 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Corridor
27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Manufacturing unit
Elsewhere, Brittany Howard‘s new hardcore band, Kumite, performed their first present in Nashville in January. She was joined on stage at East Nashville’s Basement East by members of Nashville hardcore band Second Spirit.
