Alabama Shakes Sound And Color Vinyl Review

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Alabama shakes sound and color vinyl review.

Often sound color takes flight when alabama shakes channel that energy into ever shifting liquid performances that almost feel like roots psychedelia typified by future people skipping off its tight memphis groove with spooky harmonies and thudding fuzz. At the review aggregator metacritic the album currently holds a score of 80 based on 30 critics indicating generally favorable reviews. Writing for exclaim andrea warner called the record a deliberately weird record but authentically weird. Editorial reviews alabama shakes sound color is the follow up to the band s gold certified debut album boys girls which earned the group three grammy nominations including a nod for best new artist.

Mine still has a warp but has less surface noise than light pressing. Alabama shakes escape their retro soul box for good on sound color a strange mystical and unexpected record with traces of curtis mayfield erykah badu mc5 and the strokes. Sound color makes clear this success was not a fluke. Vinyl lp black vinylvinyl lp single sided etched black vinylall media album 180g country.

Referencing sound color lp 180 lp s sided 180 album ato0269 better than the regular pressing but not as well done as most 180 gram vinyl. It s chaotic yet cohesive full of sound colour and unshakable vision. It has a softer more polished feel and while some may feel as if this somewhat lessens the emotional impact of the band s sound a more sparse use of the more explosive expressive sound frequently deployed on boys girls means that when alabama shakes really go for it on sound color it is a whole lot more effective and the album as a whole is a much easier one to listen to and appreciate in its entirety.