/ Southern-Rock, Soul, Blues-Rock, USA
(posted in Danish, April 26, 2012)
Another of my friends who has an ear for music, Alex, pointed my attention to this band... thank you, Alex :)
The Joplin thing... if you ask me, this band / singer has A LOT of potential.
Alabama Shakes is a real intense band. They have an original sound and catchy, groovy, bluesy swing. I love them already, here a few minutes after watching them on Facebook.
Now I've done a bit of research...
Alabama Shakes is a band out of Athens, Alabama. The lead singer (Brittany Howard) og bassplayer (Zac Cockrell) met at highschool in 2009 and started meeting after school, writing songs. They tried out a lot of genres connected to "the old southern USA" and after a while, they got the drummer Steve Johnson aboard. They started writing and recording music. But for performances they found a guitarist (Heath Fogg) who later became a band member. They would play Led Zeppelin, Otis Redding, AC/DC and James Brown-songs to fill up 45 minutes of concert. Then they changed their name from The Shakes to Alabama Shakes, to avoid being confused with other bands that were named the same. By 2011 Ben Tanner (keyboards) joined them on tours.
Below is more info, but first an hour-long concert from New York, aired on MTV...
Edited: the concert has been removed, but here is another, just as good :-)
Edited: the concert has been removed, but here is another, just as good :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcFxxvxjkAU
Their 1st EP was released September 2011. It attracted the attention of people in some cities, and after having their song in a big tv-commercial, MTV added them to the list of 11 bands to pay attention to in 2012! They got a record contract and were nominated for the prize of Best Live Act. They have had several big talkshow-appearances, including Letterman on his birthday.
And now they are playing at Roskilde Festival 2012. I'm 100% sure it will be a fantastic concert.
(Editet: Their 1st Album "Boys & Girls" was released in 2012 and the 2nd one "Sound & Color" in 2015 - listen on Spotify)
MUSIKKlik:
Alabama Shakes' 1. musikvideo "Hold On": http://youtu.be/Le-3MIBxQTw
Alabama Shakes in Gaffa: https://gaffa.dk/search/14647
