Tracklist
Tea Time	3:46
Another Life	4:35
Garden	4:59
I Feel Hope Coming	5:11
Time	4:58
Friends	3:07
Easy	4:15
How Love’s Supposed To Go	3:36
Waist Deep	4:31
American Dream	4:27
Tied To You	4:40

Eleven Years Later, the Shakes Return

I Must Be Dreaming brings Alabama Shakes back with a rich, expansive take on the soul-rock sound that made them distinctive in the first place.

Brittany Howard remains a commanding presence, while the band stretches into psychedelic textures, layered arrangements and moments of deep emotional weight.

The album feels patient, immersive and carefully constructed, with its strongest moments balancing raw vocal power against detailed production and a sense of atmosphere that rewards close listening.

Psychedelic Soul Takes Center Stage

I Must Be Dreaming arrives as Alabama Shakes’ first studio album in more than a decade, following 2015’s Sound & Color. Produced by the band alongside Shawn Everett and recorded in Nashville, the project reconnects Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg and Zac Cockrell for a record rooted in the group’s established chemistry.

Across its 11 tracks, the album pushes deeper into psychedelic soul, layered vocal arrangements and increasingly detailed instrumentation. Flute, harpsichord and sitar appear alongside the band’s familiar guitars, bass and drums, adding new colors without losing the physicality that has always defined their sound.

Songs including Another Life, American Dream, I Feel Hope Coming and Garden helped introduce the album’s mood ahead of release. Themes of love, mortality, hope and human connection run throughout the record, giving its expanded production a strong emotional center and reinforcing the sense of reflection that comes with the band’s long absence.