"Making this record definitely was just a declaration of who I find myself being," Brittany Howard says. Danny Clinch /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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From left, Jesse Lafser, Brittany Howard and Becca Mancari of Bermuda Triangle. Courtesy of Sarah Harvey hide caption
Against Me! performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, Tenn., in 2015. Jason Merritt/Getty Images hide caption
From left, Jesse Lafser, Brittany Howard and Becca Mancari of the new band Bermuda Triangle. Courtesy of Sarah Harvey hide caption
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Billboard named Brittany Howard its Women In Music "Powerhouse" artist in 2015. Eric Ryan Anderson/Contour by Getty Images hide caption
Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard On Small-Town Life, Big-Time Music
Alabama Shakes perform live for Austin City Limits. Scott Newton/KLRU-TV/Austin City Limits hide caption
Top row, left to right: Cover art for Wilco, Kamasi Washington and Grimes; Middle row, left to right: Sufjan Stevens, Chvrches and Kendrick Lamar; Bottom row, left to right: Father John Misty, Joanna Newsom, Courtney Barnett Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: JR JR, Chris Walla, Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal, Thunderbitch. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The Alabama Shakes' new album, Sound & Color, comes out April 21. Brantley Gutierrez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Alabama Shakes' new album, Sound & Color, is powered by more than just the vocals of Brittany Howard. Brantley Gutierrez /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes gets into it during the band's show in Los Angeles on Monday, April 20. Dustin Downing/KCRW hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Sufjan Stevens, JEFF The Brotherhood, Alabama Shakes, Waxahatchee Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Alabama Shakes' members infuse rock 'n' roll with soul, blues and country. Autumn de Wilde hide caption