“Alabama Shakes return with renewed purpose”
“"I don't want your martial law, I want clean air / I don't want no enemies that ain't even there," Brittany Howard less sings than sighs on "I Feel Hope Coming," capturing the exasperation of reasoning with fascists on a standout track from her band's instantly essential new LP, I Must Be Dreaming. Alabama Shakes — rhythm guitarist and vocalist extraordinaire Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell and lead”
“After a long hiatus, the trio reunites for a shaggy psych-soul album, trading some of their rousing energy and ear-grabbing hooks for a looser, hazier sound.”
“After more than a decade away, Brittany Howard’s influential rock band still has a knack for righteous, retro catharsis, but the signature moves can’t help but feel a little safe.”
“On the group’s first album in more than a decade, the Shakes sound like old friends exploring new sounds”
“The comeback album is fraught with pitfalls. Often, when a band takes a long break and finally returns with a new record, the result is overcooked and overthought, bearing all the signs of its protracted birth. This isn’t an allegation you could level at ‘I Must Be Dreaming’, Alabama Shakes’ first album in over a decade. As its name suggests, this is a laidback, dreamy collection of psychedelic-so”
