“Earth Sign, the first track on Brittany Howard’s second solo album, opens her record as ordinary mortals might strive hard to close theirs – with a transcendent sunburst of hope gilded by complex vocal harmonies, jazz drums and unconventional instrumentation. More highs follow on an outrageously great album that struggles candidly with love, but never puts a foot wrong musically. Howard first fou”
“The second solo album from the Alabama Shakes singer-songwriter is musically muscular and thematically heady, a sound nerd’s project with stadium-sized panache.”
“The Alabama Shakes frontwoman proves even further that she is a sensational solo act on her much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Jaime.”
“When Alabama Shakes made their incendiary arrival with 2012’s ‘Boys & Girls’, Brittany Howard’s voice was quickly anointed as a head-turner. Breakout single ‘Hold On’ – which landed them a Grammy nom for Best New Artist – saw Howard’s voice slide between a gentle purr to a tortured howl; her authenticity as an performer or songwriter could never be questioned – how else to conjure such raw emotion”
“Brittany Howard’s What Now rewrites her touching life stories in glorious and meditative R&B tapestries”
“On her second solo album, the former Alabama Shakes singer evokes decades of music and worlds of emotion”
