Alabama Shakes Return with First New Song in 10 Years

Alabama Shakes have returned with their first new song in a decade. It's called
"Another Life," and marks the trio's first original track since the 2015 album Sound & Color—as well as the rock band’s debut single for new label home, Island. 

The song is a groovy romp about wanting a second chance with someone when you know it's not quite right. "Can we try again? // Can we try in another life, one more time," Alabama Shakes vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard wails in the song's chorus.

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"When I wrote ‘Another Life,’ I was thinking about all the lives we carry,” Howard said in a statement acquired by Pitchfork. “The ones we’re living right now, the ones that slipped away because of different choices, the what ifs, the what wasn't meant to be, the goodbyes, and the chance encounters that feel divine. This song is about those threads and how they stretch across time and space, connecting every version of who we are. It’s about letting them come together, letting them harmonize, and realizing that goodbye isn’t really goodbye. It’s more like I’ll see you later. A collective story that never stops unfolding. I’m glad we opened this door into this reality of us making music together again.”

After releasing a cover of "Killer Diller Blues" in 2017, Alabama Shakes - the trio of Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell - went on hiatus the following year. Since then, Howard has released two solo studio albums: 2019’s Jaime and 2023’s What Now. NPR reports that "Another Life" will be part of the band's next album, which is still in the works.

The band is currently in the midst of its first tour since 2017, which will continue through the end of September. (You can find tickets on the band's official website.)

Listen to "Another Life" below.

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_{Article Image: Shot of Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard during one of the band's shows in Hyde Park, London. (Drew D F Fawkes [CC by 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.)}