ALABAMA SHAKES ARE BACK WITH FIRST NEW SINGLE IN A DECADE “ANOTHER LIFE”

FOUR-TIME GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING

ALABAMA SHAKES ARE BACK WITH FIRST NEW SINGLE IN A DECADE

“ANOTHER LIFE” OUT NOW VIA ISLAND RECORDS LISTEN HERE

(AUGUST 29, 2025) – Making a grand return, iconic multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning band Alabama Shakes share a brand new single entitled “Another Life” out now. Marking the group’s first original release in over a decade—and their official debut for Island Records—it paves the way for their highly anticipated third full-length and first LP since 2015. Listen to “Another Life” HERE.

Hailed by The New York Times as an “unstoppable force of nature” while Pitchfork credits the band for “[inventing] their own genesis,” Alabama Shakes have solidified their place as one of today’s most influential rock bands. The trio—Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell—has earned four GRAMMY® Awards, garnered billions of streams, and achieved worldwide multiplatinum success. Their chart-topping Sound & Color earned three GRAMMYs®, including Best Alternative Music Album, and a prestigious Album of the Year nomination.

“Another Life”—recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville and produced by Alabama Shakes with longtime collaborator Shawn Everett—channels the original spirit that galvanized a generation of fans, reignited with fresh and focused energy. Smoky keys create a hazy atmosphere while a bluesy guitar echoes in the distance. As if materializing out of the ether, frontwoman Brittany Howard delivers a heart-wrenching and traffic-stopping vocal performance as she wonders, “Can we try again? One more time again? Can we try in another life?” A howling crescendo gives way to an emotionally charged solo, pulling blood, sweat, and tears from the fretboard and through dusty old tube amps. It is passionate, powerful, and precisely what audiences have been clamoring for. It’s simply Alabama Shakes.

Speaking to the track, Howard notes, “When we wrote Another Life, I was thinking about all the lives we carry. The ones we're living right now, the ones that slipped away because of different choices, the what ifs, the what wasn't meant to be, the goodbyes, and the chance encounters that feel divine. This song is about those threads and how they stretch across time and space, connecting every version of who we are. It's about letting them come together, letting them harmonize, and realizing that goodbye isn't really goodbye. It's more like I’ll see you later. A collective story that never stops unfolding. I'm glad we opened this door into this reality of us making music together again.”

At the end of 2024, Alabama Shakes came together again for a surprise reunion gig at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, AL, on December 18. After bringing the house down, they retreated to the studio and began crafting new music; those sessions yielded “Another Life” and more.

Alabama Shakes are currently on tour, headlining Amphitheaters, Arenas, and Festivals across North America. Tickets are available HERE.

Joining the Island Records family this year, Alabama Shakes will be unleashing more music in the near future.

ABOUT ALABAMA SHAKES:

Alabama Shakes have quietly emerged as the 21st century’s preeminent rock powerhouse whose uncanny brew of alternative, blues, soul, and roots is as intoxicating as it is inimitable. The trio—Brittany Howard [vocals, guitar], Heath Fogg [guitar], and Zac Cockrell [bass]—have garnered four GRAMMY® Awards, piled up billions of streams, reached multiplatinum heights, and performed to sold-out arenas and amphitheaters far and wide. Rising out of Athens, AL, their full-length debut Boys & Girls went Platinum, boosted by the likes of the Gold-certified “Hold On”—which Rolling Stone named “The #1 Best Song of 2012.” In its wake, the seminal Platinum-certified Sound & Color bowed in at #1 on the Billboard 200. It received a GRAMMY® Award in“Best Alternative Music Album” while the Platinum-certified “Don’t Wanna Fight” took home “Best Rock Performance” and “Best Rock Song.” It’s no wonder Pitchfork touted the record among “The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s.” Featured on The American Epic Sessions in 2017, “Killer Diller Blues” earned the GRAMMY® for “Best American Roots Performance.” Alabama Shakes have become firmly embedded within the fabric of culture, contributing music to Academy® Award-winning films such as Silver Linings Playbook and Dallas Buyers Club and performing everywhere from The White House to SNL. Taking flight once more following a decade-long hiatus, the band’s fire burns brighter than ever in 2025 with a major headline tour and their first new music in ten years, beginning with “Another Life.”

TOUR DATES

09/04 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre #

09/05 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre #

09/06 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage %

09/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion #

09/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Outdoors) #

09/11 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival

09/13 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival

09/14 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway <

09/15 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway <

09/17 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium >

09/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann <

09/19 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem <

09/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival

09/23 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre *

09/25 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center ‡

09/26 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall ‡

09/27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ‡

11/15 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival

# = w/ Sam Evian

% = w/ Bahamas

< = w/ The Budos Band

> = w/ El Michels Affair

* = w/ Concurrence

‡ = w/Greyhounds

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