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Win our top 31 albums of 2012 ! Read the original review . 2012 was a big year for many bands, but none had as big of a year as Athens, Alabama's Alabama Shakes . Within a year, the four-piece managed to go from near-nobodies to supporting Jack White and a recent three Grammy nominations. Not too bad for a band that just released their debut full-length in April. Boys & Girls is an album chock full [...]
2012 had more than a handful of impressive debut full-lengths, including Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls , Porcelain Raft's Strange Weekend , and Jack White's Blunderbuss . The tracks below don't even begin to scratch the surface of debuts this year, but these are a few of my favorites. The buzz band of 2011 did not disappoint. If you have yet to give this record a chance, you're only hurting yourself. It's more than just "Southern rock". It's rock and soul [...]
A segunda-feira não poderia ter sido melhor para os fãs do Alabama Shakes : a banda foi confirmada como uma das atrações dos três dias da edição 2013 do festival Lollapalooza Brasil e, para completar, eles lançaram clipe para a música I Ain't the Same. "Recorded at Konk, London", o clipe mostra a banda executando a mistura de rock sulista, folk e soul que fez dela uma das revelações do ano. Assim como em todo debut ( Boys & Girls , do começo do ano), o destaque é a [...]
Los Alabama Shakes nos presentan un nuevo videoclip, en esta ocasión para el sencillo "I Ain't The Same" , uno más que se desprende de su álbum debut Boys & Girls que ya está disponible a través de ATO Records . A continuación pueden verlo. Via: YouTube
Por Ana Clara Matta e Soraia Alves Eles usam seu endereço, o lugar em que cresceram e fixaram suas raízes, em posição de destaque no nome da banda, mas têm como objetivo a formação de uma banda global, que enriquece seu som absorvendo influências de todos os cantos do planeta. O som do Alabama Shakes não pode mais ser contido nas fronteiras de um estado ou país. A banda, que lançou seu excelente primeiro álbum Boys & Girls em 2012 (no Brasil, lançado em junho pela LAB 344 [...]
I hadn't really thought this post would have multiple parts, but it seems my intentions became much more ambitious as I sat down to finally write this. In my defense, 2012 has been another fantastic year of music. We've had new releases from the likes of Sigur Rós , Beach House , Air , and Sleigh Bells , as well as some really exciting [...]
Não é nenhuma informação oficial dos organizadores ou um furo de algum jornalista hype. A possível vinda dos americanos do Alabama Shakes ao Brasil foi anunciada pela vocalista e guitarrista da banda, Brittany Howard . Em entrevista ao jornal O Globo , Brittany contou sobre a loucura que virou a rotina da banda após o lançamento de seu debut Boys & Girls , superbem recebido pela crítica. Ao falar dos próximos shows da banda, que acontecem na Europa e no Canadá, a vocalista acrescentou o Brasil como uma provável parada [...]
It’s official: soul revivalism is in full swing. If you’ve heard of Adele, or Estelle, or Amy Winehouse, or Duffy, or James Blake, I can’t imagine you would disagree with that sentiment. What differentiates Alabama Shakes from the aforementioned artists, ... Continued
Flipping past The Late Show With David Letterman one night, I was astonished and astounded to see/hear what seemed to be a howling classic blues diva fronting a wild and rowdy Southern rock band. It was the incomparable Brittany Howard and her band Alabama Shakes performing "Hold On," the awesome, wailing blues-rock opener from their [...]
The other night when Jools Holland aired with Alabama Shakes , Jack White , and Grimes , they played a few cuts from their respective albums and now the rest of their sets have made their way online. Jack White did "Blunderbuss" track "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy" , The White Stripes classic (and my personal favourite song of theirs) "Ball And Biscuit" , and a little interview with [...]
Photo by Pieter van HattemRelated:Dawes finds serious fan base in MinnesotaWith the release of their debut album Boys & Girls a couple of weeks ago, Alabama Shakes put forth yet another record the
With an ear for blues rock and the sweet, nostalgic vocals of Britanny Howard, Alabama Shakes have hooks that are being whistled by most of the pedestrians walking down the streets of Brooklyn these days. Forget the feel-good story of this small-time band that has found stardom; let's focus on the music minus the context. "I Found You" starts off with an attitude of unabashed and almost playful confidence before building into a good old-fashion, impassioned barnburner. Howard belts and coos like she has been here before, and is able to match the energy of a mix that is overflowing [...]
O Official Record Store Chart - parada britânica que contabiliza as vendas em lojas independentes - divulgou seu primeiro ranking na última sexta-feira (20). A lista que não leva em consideração as vendas digitais ou em grandes lojas conferiu a revelação Alabama Shakes . A banda americana desbancou artistas do naipe de Adele , Lana Del Rey e The Black Keys para atingir o primeiro lugar. “O Alabama Shakes merece todo o sucesso que encontrarem. Eles estão fazendo certo”, disse Martin Talbot, diretor de gerência da Official Charts Company. [...]
Song: "Hold On" Artist: Alabama Shakes Certainly, these rock 'n rollin' folks don't necessarily need any more publicity (not that this here post is gonna help much anyway ) but we're not ones to shy away from popularity when it's darn well deserved. There's no better introduction to the Alabama Shakes sound than this here tune, which also kicks off their debut album, Boys & Girls , which is physically released today (though it's been available digitally for a couple weeks, too). Rootsy bass and [...]
In recent months it has become increasingly difficult to wade through the Internet without being smacked across the face with some new corner of the Web touting Alabama Shakes as the best new thing ever; give a casual ear to any part of the Athens, Alabama-birthed four-piece's full length debut Boys & Girls though, and you'll immediately understand what the fuss is all about, while instantly becoming just as obsessed over the band and their refreshingly frills-free bluesy, Southern rock-soul comfort food-widely reported as something one must peep live-as everyone else. [...]
Watch Alabama Shakes perform "Hold On" live on Letterman 's 65th birthday show. Their fantastic debut album "Boys & Girls" is out now. Connect with Alabama Shakes : Facebook | Twitter | Last.fm | Website ( via )
The Alabama Shakes are a band that has risen from obscurity for one reason and one reason only: Brittany Howard's pipes. That shouldn't be taken as a knock on her supporting crew - they're building the canvas that she's painting on - but the meteoric buzz surrounding this band can best be explained by watching this clip from their Conan performance . It's not that we've never heard anything like her before; she's cut from the same generic cloth as Joplin but also peppers in some Amy Whinehousian soul. Rather, what makes Brittany Howard a rising star is the [...]
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A few of my favorite new releases this week, including the latest from M. Ward and Amadou & Mariam, some standup from the very funny Donald Glover, and the highly anticipated debut LPs from Alabama Shakes and Kishi Bashi (my personal favorite this week). As always, be sure to check out Largehearted Boy , Amoeba Music , and KEXP for a whole lot more of this week's musical offerings. [...]
The Alabama Shakes’ amalgamation of old school rock/soul with a pinch of blues has created an album that is begging to be savored on vinyl.
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