Alabama Shakes Announce First Album in 11 Years

We finally have details on Alabama Shakes’ long-rumored new album. I Must Be Dreaming, their first LP in 11 years, is coming August 28 via Island and will include the already-released tracks “American Dream” and “Another Life.” The next single, “I Feel Hope Coming,” drops this Friday.

In a statement, singer Brittany Howard said the album title “has a double meaning to it. It could be saying, ‘I must be dreaming, because the world is so fucking crazy right now.’ But it could also mean, ‘I must be dreaming, because the world is so incredibly beautiful.’ Both those things can be true at once.”

The Shakes (Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell) recorded the follow-up to 2015’s Sound & Color after reuniting for a surprise live set in December 2024. The trio have been touring on and off ever since, including their current trek, which runs through the end of September. Those dates, along with the tracklist and Dreaming artwork, can be found below.

I Must Be Dreaming
01 Tea Time
02 Another Life
03 Garden
04 I Feel Hope Coming
05 Time
06 Friends
07 Easy
08 How Love’s Supposed To Go
09 Waist Deep
10 American Dream
11 Tied To You

Albama Shakes 2026 Tour:
07-07 Lucca, Italy – Summer Festival
07-09 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive Festival
07-10 Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live
07-11 Madrid, Spain – Noches del Botánico•
07-24 Tacoma, WA – Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park+
07-25 Eugene, OR – Autzen Stadium^
07-26 Vancouver, BC – Freedom Mobile Arch+
07-28 Boise, ID – Idaho Botanical Garden: Outlaw Field+
07-29 Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre+
07-31 Jackson Hole, WY – Snow King Mountain+
08-01 Jackson Hole, WY – Snow King Mountain+
08-21 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
08-22 Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center#
08-23 Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater#
08-25 Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater#
08-26 Cincinnati, OH- Riverbend Music Center#
08-28 Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing Festival Field%
08-29 Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing Festival Field%
08-30 Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field%
09-01 Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater%
09-02 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall%
09-04 Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts@
09-05 Lenox, MA – Tanglewood@
09-06 Shelburne, VT – Concerts on The Green$
09-15 Montreal, Quebec – MTELUS$
09-16 Ottawa, Ontario – CityFolk Festival
09-18 East Aurora, NY – Borderland Music Festival
09-19 Dover, DE – The Woodlands^
09-25 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*
09-26 Dana Point, CA – Ohana Festival

• With Special Guest Joel Culpepper
+ With Special Guests Billy Allen + The Pollies
= With Special Guest Liam Kazar
# Co-Headline with Tedeschi Trucks Band
% With Special Guest Hannah Cohen
@ With Very Special Guest Mavis Staples
$ With Special Guest Emily King
^ Supporting Zach Bryan
* With Special Guest Tyler Ballgame