Alabama Shakes Sound & Color (Dlx)

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "This is a weirder, woozier, fiercer and sexier record than their debut in nearly every way."
"Rather than resting on the laurels of our expectations, Alabama Shakes manage to make roots-rock a surprise again."
"Exceptional as their songwriting may be, frontwoman Brittany Howard's take-no-prisoners croon remains the band's crown jewel."
Billboard - "Musically speaking, it contains more feats of derring-do than a Cirque du Soleil show, and is erudite enough to excite even the most studious, skeptical ethnomusicologists. But most of all, it's just fun, and this is no small accomplishment."
"[A]ny group who are able to segue from the psychotropic '70s soul of 'Guess Who' to the proto-punk sturm und drang of 'The Greatest' are clearly no one-trick ponies."