Overview
- Alabama Shakes released American Dream on Friday, a slow-burning protest track that also marks their first single on Island Records.
- The lyrics take on abortion limits, environmental rollbacks, gun violence and widening inequality, with Brittany Howard asking, “How many folks got shot this week?”
- Howard called the song “a snapshot of what we’re living through in 2026” and said she hopes listeners will one day say, “we made it through.”
- The 2026 tour begins April 16 in Richmond and includes a Sept. 2 headlining date at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, major festivals and a London stop at Alexandra Palace.
- The new track follows the band’s 2024 reunion and 2025’s Another Life, with both songs expected to appear on a third album later this year according to reporting.