{"id":1989569,"date":"2025-08-31T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1989569"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:13:00","slug":"alabama-shakes-release-another-life-their-first-new-song-in-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alabama-shakes-release-another-life-their-first-new-song-in-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Shakes release &#8216;Another Life&#8217;, their first new song in 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/alabama-shakes\">Alabama Shakes<\/a> have shared their first new song in 10 years \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The band \u2013 comprised of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/brittany-howard\">Brittany Howard<\/a>, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell \u2013 went on hiatus back in 2018, and now, they\u2019re back with their first new music in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Another Life\u2019 was released on Friday (August 29), and sees the band venture further into 1960s British soul and rock. In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/29\/nx-s1-5521272\/alabama-shakes-new-song-another-life-interview\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>, Howard compares the track to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tom-jones\">Tom Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I wrote \u2018Another Life,\u2019 I was thinking about all the lives we carry,\u201d Howard said of the track. \u201cThe ones we\u2019re living right now, the ones that slipped away because of different choices, the what ifs, the what wasn\u2019t meant to be, the goodbyes, and the chance encounters that feel divine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song is about those threads and how they stretch across time and space, connecting every version of who we are. It\u2019s about letting them come together, letting them harmonize, and realizing that goodbye isn\u2019t really goodbye. It\u2019s more like I\u2019ll see you later. A collective story that never stops unfolding. I\u2019m glad we opened this door into this reality of us making music together again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alabama Shakes - Another Life (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hDwuydv7j9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Since their hiatus, Howard has released two solo studio albums: 2019\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/brittany-howard-interview-2019-jaime-christian-bale-alabama-shakes-2549515\">Jaime<\/a>\u2018 and 2023\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/brittany-howard-what-now-review-3584375\">What Now<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the band\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-alabama-shakes-reunite-at-surprise-first-show-in-over-seven-years-3823852\">reunited for the first time in over seven years<\/a> at a surprise show in their native Alabama. Howard had been slated to perform the gig as a solo act, but decided to surprise guests by inviting her Alabama Shakes bandmates to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in January,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/alabama-shakes-tease-first-new-material-in-eight-years-3832703\"> they shared some photos of themselves in the studio<\/a>, telling fans they were \u201cworking on some exciting stuff!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are currently continuing as a three-piece, with former drummer Steve Johnson absent. He was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/alabama-shakes-drummer-steven-william-johnson-arrested-on-child-abuse-charges-2909283\">arrested on charges<\/a>\u00a0of child abuse in March 2021, but was then\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/alabama-shakes-drummer-steve-johnson-has-child-abuse-charges-dismissed-3122428\">dismissed in December 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The band are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/alabama-shakes-announce-2025-north-american-reunion-tour-3836223\">currently in the middle of their North American reunion tour<\/a>. You can see a full list of remaining dates below, and find tickets\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Falabama-shakes-tickets%2Fartist%2F1646903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alabama Shakes will play:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Cleveland, OH @ Jacob\u2019s Pavilion\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Outdoors)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Louisville, KY @ Bourbon and Beyond Festival\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Washington, DC @ The Anthem\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Austin, TX @ Moody Center\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/brittany-howard\">Brittany Howard<\/a>\u2018s new hardcore band, Kumite,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kumite-brittany-howards-new-hardcore-band-played-their-first-show-in-nashville-3828533\">played their first show<\/a>\u00a0in Nashville in January. She was joined on stage at East Nashville\u2019s Basement East by members of Nashville hardcore band Second Spirit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama Shakes have shared their first new song in 10 years \u2013 check it out below. The band \u2013 comprised of Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell \u2013 went on hiatus back in 2018, and now, they\u2019re back with their first new music in a decade. \u2018Another Life\u2019 was released on Friday (August 29), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1989570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21939],"class_list":["post-1989569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-rock"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alabama-Shakes-release-Another-Life-their-first-new-song-in.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}