"In 2018, the blues-rock band Alabama Shakes, at the peak of its powers, announced that it would step away from the stage. The lead singer and guitarist, Brittany Howard, needed to set out on a solo adventure, to write more personal songs than her responsibilities as a front person would allow. The band obliged, putting its chromatic evolution on hold, with the guitarist Heath Fogg also taking the opportunity to début solo, as Sun on Shade."
"Last year, during a solo set by Brittany Howard at a benefit concert in Tuscaloosa, the group briefly returned from hiatus for a surprise performance of its hits, hinting at the Alabama Shakes' full emergence from hibernation. This year, a decade after the release of "Sound & Color," the band officially launched its reunion tour and announced plans for an LP."
"Its first single back, "Another Life," doesn't stray too far from the Shakes' older material, evoking soulful British rock of the sixties, but Howard has warned that the forthcoming album is more audacious and freewheeling than the group's previous work. Alabama Shakes lands at Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 17, running through its two albums and débuting new music.- Sheldon Pearce"
Alabama Shakes entered a hiatus in 2018 so Brittany Howard could pursue solo work and Heath Fogg could début his own project, Sun on Shade. The band released two influential albums: Boys & Girls (2012) blended rock and soul, and Sound & Color (2015) expanded scope, topped charts, and won four Grammys. A brief reunion performance during a benefit previewed a fuller return. The band launched an official reunion tour a decade after Sound & Color, released the single "Another Life," and announced a forthcoming LP described as more audacious and freewheeling. A Forest Hills Stadium show on Sept. 17 will revisit the two albums and debut new songs.
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