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9 August 2026 – Alabama Shakes Return to the Alternative Top Ten Ahead of I Must Be Dreaming
By Editorial Team - August 9, 2026
Summary
Alabama Shakes enter the New Alternative 40 top ten as anticipation builds for comeback album 'I Must Be Dreaming', arriving 28 August.
Key Facts
- Alabama Shakes return to top 10 of community New Alternative 40 chart.
- Reunion album 'I Must Be Dreaming' arrives 28 August via Island Records.
- First new studio album in eleven years.
- Entities: Alabama Shakes, I Must Be Dreaming, Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zac Cockrell, Island
- Tags: alabama-shakes, i-must-be-dreaming, brittany-howard, island-records, soul-rock, alternative
Alabama Shakes are another major top-ten arrival in today's community New Alternative 40.
Their comeback has gathered considerable momentum ahead of I Must Be Dreaming, their first studio album in eleven years, which arrives on 28 August through Island.
Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg and Zac Cockrell have approached the reunion as something more ambitious than a nostalgia campaign, with recent songs including 'American Dream', 'Another Life' and 'I Feel Hope Coming' introducing a broader, psychedelic direction.