Listen Before You Buy

This week on Jools Holland we’re treated to amazing performances by St. Vincent, Damon Albarn, and Charles Bradley.

Check out the second part of Alabama Shakes and Jack White performing on Jools Holland a few days ago.

Check out Alabama Shakes, Jack White, and Grimes play the Jools Holland show.

Alabama Shakes performed on Letterman’s 65th Birthday show, capping off an excellent debut-album-release-week for the band.

There’s some good soul and blues to be had here, and Brittany Howard’s voice is as stunning as you’d expect, but for all of its climaxes, “Boys & Girls” could be a much more muscular album. Still, Alabama Shakes have big things in store for them.

Check out Alabama Shakes’ first official video for the track “Hold On”.

Alabama Shakes’ stunning debut album “Boys & Girls” is almost here, but listen to it in full before its release next week.

The excellent Alabama Shakes have released another new tune, and it wails!

Alabama Shakes visit Conan and tear down the fucking roof.

The first part of some anticipated albums for this coming year includes Alabama Shakes, Azealia Banks, The Beach Boys, Beach House, Fanfarlo, Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Janelle Monaé, The Killers, Marques Toliver, The Miracals, Memoryhouse, MGMT, Michael Kiwanuka, Miike Snow, MIKA and the morning benders!

Alabama Shakes visit KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and play a host of songs, including some new ones from their upcoming album “Boys & Girls”.

Alabama Shakes from Athens, Alabama are poised to knock you for a loop like a Mint Julep going straight to your head on a sweltering summer’s day.

Alabama Shakes finally announce the release date of their highly-anticipated debut album.

Here are our artists who are Ones To Watch for 2012. Each of these deserve to become extremely successful this year.

“I Found You” from Alabama Shakes is more than just some 60′s soul/50′s blues throwback, it’s more like Ruth Brown meets James Brown with a slight hint of The Starlighters mixed in and there’s a difference between the two. It’s one thing to be able to throw bands like that in as references, it’s another [...]