Alabama Shakes Sound And Color Vinyl Review

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Alabama shakes sound and color vinyl review.

At the review aggregator metacritic the album currently holds a score of 80 based on 30 critics indicating generally favorable reviews. It s chaotic yet cohesive full of sound colour and unshakable vision. This is the sound of a band that s in it for the long haul amplifying what worked the first time and stretching in new directions to challenge both the performers and their listeners. 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.

Writing for exclaim andrea warner called the record a deliberately weird record but authentically weird. Sound color makes clear this success was not a fluke. 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. 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. 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. 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.