After an eight-year absence, Alabama Shakes are poised to make their return announcing a
2025 Tour across the U.S. The Athens, AL-raised band, comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brittany
Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell exploded onto the scene in 2012 with
their debut album Boys & Girls, (ATO Records), which entered Billboard’s Independent Albums
chart at No. 1. Boys & Girls earned the band multiple GRAMMY nominations and was hailed as
one of the year’s best albums by numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, which also
named lead single “Hold On” the #1 Best Song of 2012. Soon after its release, the bandmates
found themselves thrust into the global spotlight, achieving such milestones as performing at the
White House and on “Saturday Night Live.”
The band’s legacy continued to grow with the groundbreaking Sound & Color (ATO Records).
Released 10 years ago, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, won GRAMMY
Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The first
single, “Don’t Wanna Fight,” took honors in the Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song
categories. Sound & Color marked a profound evolution from Alabama Shakes’ debut album,
as The New York Times Magazine observed, heralding the band’s “soul-stirring, shape-shifting
new sound.” Both Sound & Color and Boys & Girls were certified Platinum by the RIAA.
The Shakes’ Cockrell, Fogg, & Howard have also reunited in the studio promising new music to
fans who have been eagerly awaiting their return.
