Alabama Shakes Sound And Color Vinyl Review

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.

Alabama shakes sound and color vinyl review.

Vinyl lp black vinylvinyl lp single sided etched black vinylall media album 180g country. At the review aggregator metacritic the album currently holds a score of 80 based on 30 critics indicating generally favorable reviews. Rough trade rtradlp750 format. Writing for exclaim andrea warner called the record a deliberately weird record but authentically weird.

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. Sound color makes clear this success was not a fluke. Mine still has a warp but has less surface noise than light pressing. 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 s chaotic yet cohesive full of sound colour and unshakable vision. Indie rock southern rock alabama shakes sound color 2015 black vinyl vinyl discogs. 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.