Life Has Got 'Whole Lot More Surreal', Say The Alabama Shakes
Monday, 30 April 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
American rockers Alabama Shakes have opened up about their incredibly quick rise to fame, which has seen them bag the first ever Official UK Record Store chart #1 with their debut album 'Boys & Girls'.
The group, who formed 2009, have suddenly gone from a high-school band to an internationally-famous four-piece, who have celebrity fans and a hit album in their inventory. But, just a year or two ago, they were relatively unknown, yet frontwoman Brittany Howard claims that their life is 'no different' following their almost overnight success – though she has confessed that it's gotten rather surreal.
Speaking to The Scotsman, Howard said: “I’d like to be able to tell you that life for the Shakes is no different from what it was a little while back, that the only change is people know the words to our songs now and so can sing along. But I’m not going to pretend it’s not a whole lot more surreal.”
And, speaking of her celebrity fans, Howard told of an almost embarrassing event involving Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant.
“We still do (Led Zeppelin’s) 'How Many More Times', but we were like: ‘We can’t play his own song to him – that’s so cheesy!’ But he went home to bed before the end so we managed to fit it in.”
If you're one of the band's huge number of fans, you can catch them on their up and coming UK tour, starting next month. Check the dates and details below to find out more and get yourself tickets.
Thu May 3rd 2012 - Electric Brixton, London
Sat May 5th 2012 - Academy 2, Dublin
Wed May 9th 2012 - Komedia Brighton, Brighton
Thu May 10th 2012 - Komedia Brighton, Brighton
Fri May 11th 2012 - Komedia Brighton, Brighton
Sat May 12th 2012 - Komedia, Brighton
Thu July 12th 2012 - Henham Park, Southwold
Tue September 4th 2012 - O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Wed September 5th 2012 - Concorde 2, Brighton
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