Alabama Shakes share first new single in over 10 years, “Another Life”

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Alabama Shakes returned in December to play their first show since 2017, and they began teasing new music not long after. They’ve now shared their first new single in over a decade, “Another Life,” which is also their first release for their new label home, Island. They produced it with regular collaborator Shawn Everett, and you can hear it below.

“When I wrote ‘Another Life,’ I was thinking about all the lives we carry,” frontwoman Brittany Howard says. “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.”

Alabama Shakes are on their first tour in 8 years now, which includes an NYC show at Forest Hills Stadium on September 17, with El Michels Affair. See all dates below.

ALABAMA SHAKES: 2025 TOUR DATES
09/04 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre #
09/05 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre #
09/06 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage %
09/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion #
09/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Outdoors) #
09/11 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival
09/13 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
09/14 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^
09/15 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^
09/17 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium +
09/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann ^
09/19 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
09/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
09/23 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre *
09/25 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center ‡
09/26 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall ‡
09/27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ‡
11/15 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival