Description
Since the release of the Athens, Alabama groups critically acclaimed 2012 album Boys & Girls which has sold over a million copies worldwide, the band have been nominated for a Brit and Q Award, contributed music to the Oscar-winning films Twelve Years A Slave, Dallas Buyers Club and Silver Linings Playbook, performed at The White House alongside Mavis Staples and Justin Timberlake for Barack and Michelle Obama, and become one of the most celebrated live acts in the world having delivered unforgettable performances everywhere from Jools Holland to the main stages of festivals including Glastonbury. They have also just been announced as the Friday night headliners of this years Great Escape Festival.
Sound & Color demonstrates the tremendous strides made by a group of twenty-something musicians who had only been playing together for a few months when they recorded their first album. From the gently swaying, chiming title song to the garage-rock freak-out on The Greatest to the psychedelic space jam Gemini, Sound & Color builds on Alabama Shakes soulful blues-rock base and maps a surprising, innovative new direction.
We took our time to write this record, and Im really glad we did, says lead singer/guitarist Brittany Howard. We were able to sit down and think about whats exciting to us. This record is full of genre-bending songs.
Sound & Color was recorded at Nashvilles Sound Emporium studio. The band co-produced the album with Blake Millsa young guitar wizard who has played alongside Lana Del Ray.
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