Alabama Shakes had a quiet 2013, but that was because they were busy in the studio working on their soon to be released album Sound & Color. Now, they have released the first single off of their forthcoming album "Don't Wanna Fight." The southern rockers' groovy new track is refreshing to the mind and ears. Britney Howard's powerful, soulful voice is on full display in the band's first single in some time.
I had the privilege of listening to Sound & Color last month and I was pleasantly surprised by what I heard. The Alabama Shakes have grown as musicians over the past couple of years and you can tell by the way they blend different genres together seamlessly to create a balanced album with many more peaks then valleys. Sound & Color will be available April 21. Check out their tour dates below.
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Alabama Shakes Tour Dates
2/19 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
3/11 – New York,NY @ The Beacon Theatre
3/12 — New York,NY @ The Beacon Theatre
3/14 – Chicago,IL @ The Chicago Theatre
3/15 – Milwaukee,WI @ The Riverside Theater
3/17 – Madison, WI @ Overture Center for the Arts
3/18 – Champaign, IL @ The Virginia Theatre
3/20 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
3/21 – Knoxville, TN @ Historic Tennessee Theatre
4/2 – Newtown, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
4/3 – Byron Bay, Australia @ Byron Bay Bluesfest
4/4 – Byron Bay, Australia @ Byron Bay Bluesfest
4/8 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
4/10 – Indio,CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
4/11- Berkeley,CA @ The Greek Theatre
4/17 – Indio,CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
4/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
5/15 – Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape Festival
6/6-7 – Toronto, ON @ Field Trip Music & Arts Festival
6/7 – Hunter Mountain, NY @ Mountain Jam Festival
6/11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
6/27 – Beuningen, Netherlands @ Down The Rabbit Hole
7/10 – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ North Sea Jazz Festival
8/16 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre