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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 a new 11-track album this month, marking their first record in 11 years.
- A casual performance at Druid City Brewing Company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, sparked the reunion after co-founder Hicks asked Brittany Howard to perform at the venue.
- Guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell joined Howard to rehearse, discovering eight songs from Cockrell's demos were enough for a full album.
- Currently on a North American tour spanning from Tanglewood to Radio City Music Hall, the band is performing venues including the Santa Barbara Bowl and Ohana Festival.
- Island Records CEO Justin Eshak says Howard and the Shakes are pushing sonic boundaries at a time when much of the music world looks backward, calling them rare artists.
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