Southern rock band Alabama Shakes continues to demonstrate its ability to bring rock music from previous decades into the modern age. “Sound & Color,” its sophomore album released April 21, introduces...
“Glitterbug” strays away from the previous album’s optimistic party lyrics with this pleasing, yet unremarkable album, using the long-distance metaphor as a lament of their lack of American fans.
Though the album is only nine songs long, each track has a different aspect to it that listeners will be able to understand and connect to emotionally.
Stevens’ ability to turn great loss and suffering into perfectly simple chords and flawless lyrics is a demonstration of his genius as a musician and what makes “Carrie & Lowell” Stevens’ best album to date.