Alabama Shakes aren’t phoning in their reunion with just big touring paydays and couple new tracks. Today, the Athens, Alabama founded rock and soul band announced their first new album since 2015.

The adage that absence makes the heart grow fonder was fully confirmed when Alabama Shakes performed Friday night, Sept. 5, at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre. The group, now a trio (plus three tour ...

A few years after the extraordinary Southern rock trio known as Alabama Shakes dropped their triumphant, triple-Grammy-winning 2015 album, Sound & Color, they decided to embark on an eight-year hiatus ...