I've been listening to a lot of music recently since I acquired Spotify and I have a new favourite band whose songs have just been replaying in my head over and over.
They are Alabama Shakes and according to their website http://www.alabamashakes.com/ their union sounds organic and such a refreshing change from all these TV talent shows. These guys met each other, jammed and played to their souls content and they have born something thrilling in their debut album Boys & Girls.
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Brittany Howard is the singer and she rips up the vocal on their debut album Boys & Girls like some kind of illegitimate love child of mick jagger and nina simone, the crazy concoction is a roaring, scratching, heavy soul/rock orgy and just when you think you've got her pinned she pulls her voice back inside and all of a sudden it's as smooth as melted chocolate and those hairs on your neck will be upstanding.
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You Ain't Alone takes you by surprise, starting along the same lines as the previous tracks bringing Al Green right back to life but then there is this defiant punk rock undertone teasing it's way through. As the song progresses it almost sounds like an anthem penned by David Bowie, the percussion from Steve Johnson crashes all over the mesmerising guitar and bass lines from Heath Fogg and Zac Cockrell and it all comes together in a gritty, down and dirty, wild blowout.
Don't take my word for it though, get the album...turn it up loud and drink it slowly like an expensive whisky...Alabama Shakes will dig in their profoundly emotional hands and pull out your soul.
Love
Lorraine
Lacroix
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