What Now

 

About 10 years ago Alabama Shakes were exuberantly celebrated with their mixture of blues and southern rock. And rightly so, because with Brittany Howard they had a singer whose voice stood out from the crowd with its volume. Now Howard is back with her second album What Now. She left the paths of blues behind and moved into more complexity. She surprises with deep grooves, sensual funk and also tries to combine her roots with ambient. All in all a complex album worth to be listened.

History Repeats

A few days ago a new song had excited my attention. History Repeats by Brittany Howard is the first track from her forthcoming album Jaime. The first time I listened to it I asked myself is it an old song or just a new retro sound? Other investigations proved than result that it really concerns a new song. Howard is the front woman of Alabama Shakes, a band I knew that their sound oscillates between Southern Rock and Blues. The more I was surprised that this song has nothing to do with this stuff. The drums are loud and fast and the guitar is playing nonchalant their funky licks. She made a sound that reminds me on early LA-music and good old soulful Nashville sound brewed together to a well worth to listen sound that fits perfectly to a start into Sunday morning.

Hold on

Hold on
It is sunday again, my baby is out for vacation and I have some time to relaunch my blog. This is just a test to check out sharing files with the community. I chose a song, that I do not bring out of my head recently. It is from the Alabama Shakes, taped on a live session for an American Network.
Listen and enjoy
Alabama Shakes - Hold On