Currently working on their third studio album,
Alabama Shakes have released '
American Dream', a politically charged new track that tackles abortion laws, environmental deregulation, gun violence, and the widening income gap.
The single is built around a slow, heavy psychedelic groove, with
Brittany Howard delivering vocals through layers of echo. It marks the band's second piece of new material since they reconvened, following '
Another Life', which arrived last year as their first original song in a decade.
Alabama Shakes had been inactive since 2018 before making an unannounced appearance at a Tuscaloosa benefit at the close of 2024. That surprise reunion set — their first live outing in seven years — kicked off a period of intense touring activity that continues with an extensive schedule of worldwide dates throughout 2025.
Speaking about the new track, Howard said: "It's a snapshot of what we're living through in 2026. I look around and wonder how we got to a place where there's so much strain and so little support. I mean, it shouldn't be impossible to take off work so you can bring your child to the doctor — that's actually insane. My hope is that one day people will hear this song and say, 'Yeah, shit was crazy back then, but we made it through.' We can hope, right?"
The dates in full read:
APRIL
16 Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, Richmond, VA, US
17 ExploreAsheville.com Arena, Asheville, NC, US
18 High Water Festival, Charleston, SC, US
22 Grind City Amphitheater, Memphis, TN, US
24 Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA, US
25 Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC, US
26 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL, US
28 Adderley Amphitheater, Tallahassee, FL, US
29 Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton, FL, US
30 The BayCare Sound, Clearwater, FL, US
MAY
2 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA, US
24 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, US
25 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, US
27 Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV, US
29 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, US
30 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, US
JUNE
12 Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa, AL, US
13 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Manchester, TN, US
JULY
1 Millennium Square, Leeds, UK
3 Alexandra Palace, London, UK
5 Gent Jazz Festival, Ghent, Belgium
7 Summer Festival, Lucca, Italy
9 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
10 BBK Live, Bilbao, Spain
11 Noches del Botanico, Madrid, Spain
24 Dune Peninsula, Tacoma, WA, US
25 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR, US
26 Freedom Mobile Arch, Vancouver, BC, Canada
28 Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden, Boise, ID, US
29 Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, US
31 Snow King Mountain, Jackson Hole, WY, US
AUGUST
1 Snow King Mountain, Jackson Hole, WY, US
21 Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, US
22 Ruoff Music Center, Indianapolis, IN, US
23 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO, US
25 Acrisure Amphitheater, Grand Rapids, MI, US
26 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, US
28 Surly Brewing Co, Minneapolis, MN, US
29 Surly Brewing Co, Minneapolis, MN, US
30 Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI, US
SEPTEMBER
1 Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, Bridgeport, CT, US
2 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, US
4 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY, US
5 Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, US
6 Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, US
15 MTelus, Montreal, QC, Canada
18 Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY, US
19 The Woodlands, Dover, DE, US
25 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, US
