Hey, I’m a modern guy. I can dig that art in the 21st Century is all about collage and recontextualization. But as collage artists, Alabama Shakes are essentially just ripping a page out of a 1967 issue of Life magazine and showing to us. Actually, that’s giving them too much credit. Life magazine wrote about the world, Alabama Shakes just writes about Alabama Shakes. …
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If I wanted some beefy, macho shithead to yell at me, I’d join the Marines. Or call my fucking dad.…
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LC follows the template he’s been following for the last 20 years. He’s still peddling his bedroom songs for the educated letch.…
The anger on this album feels pretty real and palpable to me.…
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