{"id":68037,"date":"2026-07-07T14:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/alabama-shakes-announce-first-album-in-11-years\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:49:31","slug":"alabama-shakes-announce-first-album-in-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/alabama-shakes-announce-first-album-in-11-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Shakes Announce First Album in 11 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We finally have details on <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/30335-alabama-shakes\/\">Alabama Shakes<\/a>\u2019 long-rumored new album. <em>I Must Be Dreaming<\/em>, their first studio release in 11 years, is coming August 28 via Island and will include the already-released tracks \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/listen-to-alabama-shakes-new-protest-song-american-dream\/\">American Dream<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/alabama-shakes-share-first-new-song-in-10-years-listen\/\">Another Life<\/a>.\u201d  The next single, \u201cI Feel Hope Coming,\u201d drops this Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, singer Brittany Howard said the album title \u201chas a double meaning to it. It could be saying, \u2018I must be dreaming, because the world is so fucking crazy right now.\u2019 But it could also mean, \u2018I must be dreaming, because the world is so incredibly beautiful.\u2019 Both those things can be true at once.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Shakes (Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell) recorded the follow-up to 2015\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/30335-alabama-shakes\/\">Sound &amp; Color<\/a><\/em> after <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/alabama-shakes-announce-first-tour-since-2017\/\">reuniting<\/a> for a surprise set in December 2024. The trio have been touring on and off ever since, including their current trek, which runs through the end of September. Those dates, along with the tracklist and <em>Dreaming<\/em> artwork, can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><em>I Must Be Dreaming<\/em><br \/>01 Tea Time<br \/>02 Another Life<br \/>03 Garden<br \/>04 I Feel Hope Coming<br \/>05 Time<br \/>06 Friends<br \/>07 Easy<br \/>08 How Love\u2019s Supposed To Go<br \/>09 Waist Deep<br \/>10 American Dream<br \/>11 Tied To You<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Albama Shakes 2026 Tour:<\/strong><br \/>07-07 Lucca, Italy &#8211; Summer Festival<br \/>07-09 Lisbon, Portugal &#8211; NOS Alive Festival<br \/>07-10 Bilbao, Spain &#8211; BBK Live<br \/>07-11 Madrid, Spain &#8211; Noches del Bot\u00e1nico\u2022<br \/>07-24 Tacoma, WA &#8211; Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park+<br \/>07-25 Eugene, OR &#8211; Autzen Stadium^<br \/>07-26 Vancouver, BC &#8211; Freedom Mobile Arch+<br \/>07-28 Boise, ID &#8211; Idaho Botanical Garden: Outlaw Field+<br \/>07-29 Salt Lake City, UT &#8211; Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre+<br \/>07-31 Jackson Hole, WY &#8211; Snow King Mountain+<br \/>08-01 Jackson Hole, WY &#8211; Snow King Mountain+<br \/>08-21 Highland Park, IL &#8211; Ravinia Festival<br \/>08-22 Indianapolis, IN &#8211; Ruoff Music Center#<br \/>08-23 Maryland Heights, MO &#8211; Hollywood Casino Amphitheater#<br \/>08-25 Grand Rapids, MI &#8211; Acrisure Amphitheater#<br \/>08-26 Cincinnati, OH- Riverbend Music Center#<br \/>08-28 Minneapolis, MN &#8211; Surly Brewing Festival Field%<br \/>08-29 Minneapolis, MN &#8211; Surly Brewing Festival Field%<br \/>08-30 Madison, WI &#8211; Breese Stevens Field%<br \/>09-01 Bridgeport, CT &#8211; Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater%<br \/>09-02 New York, NY &#8211; Radio City Music Hall%<br \/>09-04 Bethel, NY &#8211; Bethel Woods Center for the Arts@<br \/>09-05 Lenox, MA &#8211; Tanglewood@<br \/>09-06 Shelburne, VT &#8211; Concerts on The Green$<br \/>09-15 Montreal, Quebec &#8211; MTELUS$<br \/>09-16 Ottawa, Ontario &#8211; CityFolk Festival<br \/>09-18 East Aurora, NY &#8211; Borderland Music Festival<br \/>09-19 Dover, DE &#8211; The Woodlands^<br \/>09-25 Santa Barbara, CA &#8211; Santa Barbara Bowl*<br \/>09-26 Dana Point, CA &#8211; Ohana Festival<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 With Special Guest Joel Culpepper<br \/>+ With Special Guests Billy Allen + The Pollies<br \/>= With Special Guest Liam Kazar<br \/># Co-Headline with Tedeschi Trucks Band<br \/>% With Special Guest Hannah Cohen<br \/>@ With Very Special Guest Mavis Staples<br \/>$ With Special Guest Emily King<br \/>^ Supporting Zach Bryan<br \/>* With Special Guest Tyler Ballgame<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/story\/alabama-shakes-announce-new-album-i-must-be-dreaming\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We finally have details on Alabama Shakes\u2019 long-rumored new album. 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