You Got to Hold On: A deep-dive into ex-Alabama Shakes lead Brittany Howard, whose new single drops today
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You Got to Hold On
https://www.metafilter.com/201021/You-Got-to-Hold-On
Since their earliest days playing record store gigs, the Alabama Shakes have been an absolutely holy-shit powerhouse of rock'n'roll soul. But for all their collective skill, the true genius of...
I first learned about Howard over ten years ago thanks to a stray comment on MetaFilter, and she's since become one of my all-time favorite artists. So it's a nice bit of payback to write up this lengthy MeFi post exploring her musical career in advance of her new album and tour, whose first single "What Now" dropped today. If you're not familiar with Howard, prepare to be blown away.