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 Dreaming01 Tea Time02 Another Life03 Garden04 I Feel Hope Coming05 Time06 Friends07 Easy08 How Love’s Supposed To Go09 Waist Deep10 American Dream11 Tied To You

Albama Shakes 2026 Tour:07-07 Lucca, Italy – Summer Festival07-09 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive Festival07-10 Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live07-11 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 Festival08-22 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 Festival09-18 East Aurora, NY – Borderland Music Festival09-19 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