Alabama Shakes are a band again. The group essentially went on hiatus in 2017, and leader Brittany Howard went on to a successful solo career. Late last year, though, Howard reunited with her old bandmates Heath Fogg and Zac Cockrell to play a surprise set at a Tuscaloosa benefit. (Former drummer Steve Johnson, whose child abuse charges were dismissed in 2021, did not take part.) Now, Alabama Shakes are back out on the road, and they’re playing new songs, with an album in the works. Today, they shared the first of those new songs, and it’s their first original in a full decade.
