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Alabama Shakes Returns with a New Album After 11 Years and a Reunion at a Craft Brewery Gig – WTOP News
The 11-track release grew from a brewery performance that led Brittany Howard to reunite with former bandmates and record new songs.
- Alabama Shakes are releasing their first album in 11 years this month, marking a major reunion after the band quietly disbanded following 2015's Sound & Color.
- A performance request from Druid City Brewing Company co-founder Bo Hicks sparked the reunion; singer and guitarist Brittany Howard performed at the Tuscaloosa, Alabama brewery to support its bottom line and a local food pantry.
- Guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell joined Howard to rehearse, and bassist Cockrell's collection of demos yielded eight songs, enough material for a full album the band hadn't initially intended to make.
- The band is currently on a North American tour spanning from Tanglewood to Radio City Music Hall, performing new material that Howard describes as a mixture of love songs and wry social observations.
- Island Records CEO Justin Eshak says Howard and the Shakes are pushing sonic boundaries at a time when much of the music world is looking backward, calling the reunion significant for the industry.
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